| 单词 | sufficient |
| 释义 | suf·fi·cient I. 1. < an ample sum, one sufficient to supply those wants of hers — Thomas Hardy > < have not sufficient information to state the exact damage — F.D.Roosevelt > 2. archaic 3. obsolete a. b. 4. archaic 5. of a bid in bridge Synonyms: < like ninety-nine percent of those who are taught the classics, I never acquired sufficient proficiency to read them with pleasure — Bertrand Russell > < a pinch from his snuffbox was an honor sufficient to turn the head of a young enthusiast — T.B.Macaulay > enough, often placed after the noun it modifies, as in men enough, money enough, is less exact and more approximate than sufficient in its suggestion < my country! and 'tis joy enough and pride for one hour's perfect bliss to tread the grass of England once again — William Wordsworth > adequate may suggest barely meeting a requirement, with nothing excessive or ample remaining < vocabulary … was perfectly adequate to the clear and forceful statement of his ideas — Aldous Huxley > adequate is wider in its sphere of use than sufficient or enough < you can get along quite comfortably if you're just adequate, but it's different with an artist — W.S.Maugham > competent, usually not used in reference to counting or physical measurement like others in this set, may be entirely complimentary or may imply some of the slighting suggestion of adequate < her competent steely mind never rested — Rebecca West > < competent narrative or exposition, skilled but not beautiful or artistic writing such as deserves the name of literature — Samuel Alexander > II. < ate till he had sufficient > |
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