- 词义辨析
enough, adequate, ample, sufficient
这组词都有“足够的”意思。它们的区别在于:1.enough为一般用语,有时可与adequate互换。enough常用来表示数量或程度,不宜用于表示性质、质量; 而adequate既可用于描述数量或程度,也可用于描述性质、质量。2.adequate表示“仅够满足”“恰好满足”; enough和sufficient还可表示足够满足; 而ample表示充足而有余,即ample>sufficient>enough>adequate。3.sufficient与enough同义,确切程度比 enough 大,前者多用于需要的满足,后者则多用于欲望的满足; 前者多用于书面语,后者多用于口语。
adequate,enough,sufficient
这些形容词都含“足够的,充足的”之意。adequate指数量上足够,质量上适当。enough最普通用词,口语、书面语可用,较侧重分量或数量的足够,多指希望的满足。sufficient正式用词,侧重数目或数量或程度达到某一特定要求或需要。
- 速记技巧
词源词根法
来自古英语genog,足够。ge-,强调,-nog,达到,来自PIE*nok,达到,足够。
- 知识拓展
单词用法
用作形容词时,通常放在被修饰名词之前,但在正式文体中也可放被修饰名词后We have enough time[time enough].我们有足够的时间。
用作副词时,只能放在被修饰词语之后,如可说big enough,但不能说enough big。
不要误解以下结构的意思cannot...enough(不可能足够)You cannot be careful enough.你越仔细越好。
重要短语
enough for足够地,充分的;对……足够的
good enough足够好的
old enough年龄足够大
more than enough绰绰有余;太,过于
- 双语例句 更多例句
We two have not strength enough in our hands to tie a chicken fast. We can only eat.
我们两个手无缚鸡之力, 只好吃饭.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
I had a bad night; I went to bed early enough, but for some reason I couldn't get off to sleep.
我夜里睡得很不好, 上床相当早, 可是不知为什么睡不着.
《简明英汉词典》
The fee his lawyer charged for drawing up the deed was enough in all conscience.
他的律师为起草契约所收的费用确实足够了.
《简明英汉词典》
只要把衣服在这种特殊的洗涤剂中浸泡一段时间,大部分污垢就可以泡掉.
《简明英汉词典》
I like to be a professional singer, but I don't think I have a good enough voice.
我想当个职业歌唱家, 但是我觉得我的嗓子不够好.
——《用法词典》
His apparent unwillingness would disappear if we paid him enough.
如果我们付足了钱,他露出的那副不乐意的神情就会消失.
《简明英汉词典》
It's possible to score six runs off a single ball, if you hit it far and high enough.
如果把球击得又远又高,一次就有可能得六分.
《简明英汉词典》
- 相关词组
- barely enough巴巴结结;
- sure enough果然;的的确确;
- curiously enough稀奇的是…;
- just about enough差不多够了;
- just enough正好;
- time enough还早,有充分时间,来得及;
- enough to足以;
- too many chiefs and not enough Indians太多的首领,而没有足够的印第安人
- have had enough of不能[不愿]再容忍…;
- enough of足够,充分;对…腻烦;
- fair enough同意或接受但有所保留;
- have enough of(对某人或某事)感到厌烦;
- well enough很好;很健康;还好;过得去;
- not enough不够的;
- enough for足够地,充分的;对……足够的;
- enough and to spareadv.很多,有余;余裕;
- oddly enough稀奇的是…;说也奇怪;
- old enough年龄足够大;
- more than enough太多,够多,十二分;
- 今日热词
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- crowded adj.拥挤的;人(太)多的;充满的;挤满的v.挤满;塞满;使…拥挤;涌上(心头);涌入(脑海);挤,靠近,挤在一旁(以致使人不舒服或紧张)
- edit v. 剪辑;编辑;主编;
- may the force be with you 愿原力与你同在;愿力量与你同在
- all for you 珍妮杰克逊;一切为你;一切为了你
- hit v.打;撞击;击中;击球;使受严重影响;进攻;使突然想起;达到;遇到困难;按;n.打;击中;成功而轰动一时的事物/人;浏览;一剂;凶杀;查询结果;
- i love you baby 我爱你;我爱你宝贝;我爱你 宝贝
- six n.六;六个;六岁;六点;num.六;六个;
- complicate v.使复杂化;
- sail v.航行,起航;驾驶(帆船);飘过;n.帆;乘船航行;翼板;
- liberate vt.解放;释放;释出,放出;
- jalap n.泻药;药喇叭;药喇叭的根制做的泻药网络球根牵牛;贾拉普;球根牵牛制泻药;墨西哥胡椒;加拉藤
- fingernail n.指甲;