| 单词 | satisfactory |
| 释义 | satisfactory (once / 191 pages) adj If something's satisfactory it's okay — acceptable, but maybe not great. When you take a course pass/fail, your grade will be satisfactory if you meet all the requirements and do a reasonable job, or unsatisfactory if you don't. Try not to confuse satisfactory and satisfying. If you've cooked a satisfactory turkey for Thanksgiving, your guests aren't getting sick or making excuses to leave the table, but they're probably not asking for seconds either. But if your turkey is satisfying, everybody is complimenting you on your culinary skills and probably sitting back in their chairs with contented smiles on their faces. WORD FAMILYsatisfactory: satisfactorily, satisfactoriness, unsatisfactory+/dissatisfaction: dissatisfactions/dissatisfactory: dissatisfactorily/dissatisfied: dissatisfiedly/dissatisfy: dissatisfaction, dissatisfactory, dissatisfied, dissatisfies, dissatisfying/satisfaction: satisfactions, self-satisfaction/satisfiable: unsatisfiable/satisfied: satisfiedest, satisfiedly, self-satisfied, unsatisfied/satisfier: satisfiers/satisfy: dissatisfy, satisfaction, satisfactory, satisfiable, satisfied, satisfier, satisfies, satisfying/satisfying: satisfyingly, unsatisfying/unsatisfactory: unsatisfactorily, unsatisfactoriness/unsatisfiable: unsatisfiably/unsatisfying: unsatisfyingly USAGE EXAMPLESWednesday the officer remained at the hospital in satisfactory care. Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) But the audit found that the MWD did a “less than satisfactory” job administrating the program due to “inadequate planning, execution, and follow-up.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 09, 2016) But, ultimately, only one party determines what level of discussion is satisfactory. The New Yorker(Dec 06, 2016) 1adj giving satisfaction satisfactory living conditions his grades were satisfactory Syn|Ant acceptable worthy of acceptance or satisfactory adequate, equalhaving the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task adequate, fair to middling, passable, tolerableabout average; acceptable all right, fine, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okaybeing satisfactory or in satisfactory condition alrightnonstandard usage cheering, comforting, satisfyingproviding freedom from worry copacetic, copasetic, copesetic, copesetticcompletely satisfactory passingallowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily rightin or into a satisfactory condition unsatisfactory not giving satisfaction unacceptablenot acceptable; not welcome inadequate, unequallacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task disappointing, dissatisfactory, unsatisfyingnot up to expectations failingbelow acceptable in performance offbelow a satisfactory level unacceptablenot adequate to give satisfaction 2adj meeting requirements the step makes a satisfactory seat Syn acceptable good having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified |
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