1620s, from adequate + -ly (2); originally a term in logic in reference to correspondence of ideas and objects. Meaning "suitably" is recorded from 1680s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Many students are not adequately prepared for higher education.
許多學(xué)生并未做好接受高等教育的充分準(zhǔn)備。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. "I think I've covered that business more than adequately," he said gravely.
“我想我已經(jīng)把那件事說(shuō)得夠詳細(xì)了，”他正色說(shuō)道。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams.
在這一次講座中，我不敢自詡能對(duì)夢(mèng)境作透徹的分析。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. I speak the language adequately.
我這門語(yǔ)言說(shuō)得不錯(cuò)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted.