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adequate
ad.e.quate  AHD[²d“¹-kw¹t]   DJ[6#d!kw!t]  KK[6#d!kw!t]
adj.（形容词）
1.Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.See Synonyms atsufficient
    足够的：足以满足要求或需求的参见sufficient
2.Barely satisfactory or sufficient:
    差强人意的：不很令人满意的或勉强够的：
    The skater's technique was only adequate.
    滑冰者的技术只能说是差强人意
ORIGIN
1.Latinadaequ³tus [past participle of] adaequ³re [to equalize]
    拉丁语adaequ³tus  [] adaequ³re的过去分词 [等同于]
2.ad- [ad-]
    ad- [前缀，表临近]
3.aequ³re [to make equal]
    aequ³re [使相等]
4.fromaequus [equal]
    源自aequus [相等的]
DERIVATIVES
▪ad“equacy  AHD:  [-kw…-s¶]  或 ad“e.quate.ness （名词）
▪ad“equately  adv.（副词）