喜樂美語
  1. 1rB2/ˈædɪkwətli/足夠地

    in a way that is enough, or good enough, for what something needs — not more than that.

    示範例句 · Example

    Students need to be adequately prepared for the world of work.

    逐字學生需要為工作的世界被足夠地準備好。

    adequately 的核心意思是「夠用」——為了某件事該有的份量，它有到。重點在「有沒有到那條線」，不在「好不好」：說 The room was adequately lit，是說光線夠看得見東西，並不是說很明亮。所以它可以想成心裡有一把尺，尺上有一格寫著「這件事需要這麼多」，adequately 就是「有碰到那一格」。同義的 sufficiently 用法幾乎一樣，反過來是 inadequately（不夠）。中文常翻成「充分地」，但 adequately 沒有「充分」那麼慷慨，翻成「足夠地」「夠…地」比較貼。

    常見搭配

    • adequately prepared

      準備得夠

      ready enough for what is coming

      The team was adequately prepared for the long walk.

    • adequately convey something

      把某件事表達得夠清楚

      to express an idea or feeling well enough

      The photo doesn't adequately convey how big the tree is.

    • deal with something adequately

      把某件事處理得夠好

      to handle a problem well enough

      The school dealt with the lost-bag problem adequately.

    • adequately funded

      經費足夠

      given enough money to work properly

      The library is adequately funded, so it can buy new books each year.

    • adequately protected

      保護得夠

      kept safe enough from harm

      Wear a helmet so your head is adequately protected.

    • adequately explain

      解釋得夠清楚

      to explain something clearly enough

      The map didn't adequately explain where to turn.

    用法接近

    adequatereasonablyfairlyamply

    意思相反

    inadequatelyinsufficientlypoorly

core核心畫面

You can picture a line marked 'enough' — adequately means the thing reaches that line. It touches the mark; it does not rise above it.

地上畫了一條線，上面寫著「夠了」。adequately 說的是這件事剛好碰到那條線——需求被滿足了，該有的都有了。但畫面到此為止，它不往上走。所以這個字常常帶著一點「就這樣而已」的味道：夠用，但別期待更多。

同家族的字

用法接近

adequatereasonablyfairlyamply

意思相反

inadequatelyinsufficientlypoorly

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

adequatelyadv

  • 1

    In an adequate manner.

  • 2

    Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.

    • A loving relationship with a proper companion animal, a relationship that adequately provides for the animal's physical and psychological needs, is not at all inconsistent with the principles and advocacy of animal rights.
  • 3

    Barely satisfactory or sufficient.

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