喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri/令人滿意的；夠好的

    good enough for what you need, or good enough for a particular purpose, even if it is not excellent.

    示範例句 · Example

    Lynne got satisfactory grades and was offered a place at university.

    逐字琳得到了令人滿意的成績，並且被提供了一個大學的名額。

    「satisfactory」講的是「達到需要的標準、夠用、可以接受」——成績、答案、辦法「過得了關」，但通常不是「超棒、頂尖」。How can we think of it? 一種想法是：心裡有一條「夠了」的線，東西碰到這條線就是 satisfactory；excellent / outstanding 則在線上面很多。它跟 satisfied 容易搞混：satisfactory 形容事情／結果「夠好」；satisfied 形容人「感到滿意」。

    常見搭配

    • satisfactory grades / progress

      令人滿意的成績／進度

      school or work results that meet the expected standard

      Mei is making satisfactory progress in maths this term.

    • a satisfactory answer / explanation / solution

      令人滿意的答案／解釋／解決辦法

      an answer, explanation, or solution that is good enough to use

      We still need a satisfactory solution to the timetable problem.

    • satisfactory to someone

      對某人來說夠好／可接受

      good enough for a particular person or group

      The shared lunch plan was satisfactory to both classes.

    • perfectly / quite satisfactory

      完全／相當令人滿意

      fully or fairly good enough

      For a school project, this poster is perfectly satisfactory.

    • far from satisfactory

      遠不夠令人滿意；很不理想

      clearly not good enough

      The messy group notes were far from satisfactory.

    • very / highly / most satisfactory

      非常／極為令人滿意

      clearly good enough, often in reports or reviews

      After rest and practice, Leo made a very satisfactory recovery from his cold.

    用法接近

    good enoughfairall rightcompetent

core核心畫面

Picture a bar marked 'this is what we need' and something just clearing it. It meets the requirement — nobody has to complain, nobody has to redo it — and that is all it claims. The word sits at the pass line, not above it, which is why hearing your work called satisfactory feels cooler than hearing it called good.

可以想成：有一條線畫在「這樣就夠用了」的高度，而某樣東西剛好過了那條線。它達到了要求——沒人需要抱怨，也不必重做——這個字就只主張到這裡。它站在及格線上，不在線上面，所以聽到別人說你的作品 satisfactory，感覺會比 good 冷一點：那是「可以，過關」，不是「很好」。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

同家族的字

比較級 more satisfactory最高級 most satisfactory

用法接近

good enoughfairall rightcompetent

原始詞典資料5 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。

satisfactoryadj/sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/

  • 1

    Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.

    • The satisfactory results of the survey led to his promotion.
    • The criterion of mental health is not one of individual adjustment to a given social order, but a universal one, valid for all men, of giving a satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.
  • 2

    Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.

    • To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch their renewal of life,—this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do.
  • 3

    lifestylereligiontheologyMaking atonement for a sin; expiatory.

    • […] therefore the ſuffering of any other nature could not bee ſo pertinent, nor kindly ſatisfactory.

satisfactorynoun/sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/

  • 1

    Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.

    • They seem quite big on more selectivity in breeding and stiffer tests to divide the satisfactories from rejects. They say that even the term 'satisfactories' is wrong because it suggests a level just above mediocrity.
  • 2

    The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.

    • I've been a good student — mostly distinguisheds and only a few satisfactories […]

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