| 释义 |
suf·fice
\səˈfīs sometimes -īz\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English suffisen, sufficen, from Middle French suffis-, stem of suffire, from Latin sufficere to put under or in place of, provide, suffice, from sub- under, in place of + -ficere (from facere to do, make) — more at sub-, do
intransitive verb
1. : to be enough : to meet or satisfy a need : to be adequate or sufficient
< a hint will suffice >
< ten bombs sufficed to destroy the fort >
— often used with an impersonal it
< suffice it that without leisure there is no liberty — G.B.Shaw >
2. : to measure up to a standard : satisfy all requirements : be competent, capable, equal to a task
< what words or tongue of seraph can suffice — John Milton >
3. obsolete : to permit within fixed limits : allow or admit of something
transitive verb
1. : to be enough for (a person) : give a sufficiency to : satisfy the needs or appetite of
< education that sufficed our forefathers >
< enough food to suffice an army >
2. : to serve to satisfy (a want, appetite) : appease
< this suffices present needs >
3. obsolete
a. : to be capable of
b. : supply adequately : replenish, furnish
< the power appeased, with winds sufficed the sail — John Dryden > |