adj. 充足的,足够的;胜任的,适当的
拆分: ad-来 + -equ-均,等 + -ate形容词词尾 → 与需要的数量相等的 → 刚好够
例:
he skater's technique was only adequate. 滑冰者的技术只能说是差强人意。The supply is not adequate to the demand. 供不应求。I hope you will prove adequate to the job. 我希望你证明能胜位这项工作。
