- 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
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》
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》
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》
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 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》
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》
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
- just enough正好;
- Enough is enough够了，行了，要适可而止;
- not enough不够的;
- enough to足以;
- oddly enough稀奇的是…;说也奇怪;
- sure enough果然;的的确确;
- more than enough太多，够多，十二分;
- fair enough同意或接受但有所保留;
- enough of足够，充分;对…腻烦;
- have enough of（对某人或某事）感到厌烦;
- just about enough差不多够了;
- barely enough巴巴结结;
- time enough还早，有充分时间，来得及;
- too many chiefs and not enough Indians太多的首领，而没有足够的印第安人
- curiously enough稀奇的是…;
- enough and to spareadv.很多，有余;余裕;
- have had enough of不能[不愿]再容忍…;
- enough for足够地，充分的；对……足够的;
- well enough很好;很健康;还好;过得去;
- old enough年龄足够大;
- 今日热词
- 热门搜索
- see you again 再见；再见一面；再次见到你
- escape v.逃离;拜托;幸免;被…忘记;逸出;不自觉发出（声音）;n.逃避;解脱;渗出;
- stem n.茎;高脚杯的脚;烟斗柄;词干;v.阻止;
- devil n.魔鬼;家伙;淘气鬼;冒失鬼;
- APP n. 计算机应用程序;abbr. 应用(Application);穿甲试验(Armor Piercing Proof);计算机应用程序;
- easily adv.容易地;很可能;频繁地;
- security n.保护措施;保卫部门;担保;安全;防卫;抵押品;证券;
- i can do it 我能行;我能做;我可以做到
- elegant adj.优美的;典雅的;简洁的;
- smelly adj.难闻的;
- shame on you 你太无耻;可耻;不要脸;你不要脸
- urgent adj.紧急的;催促的，急切的;
