adequate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ad·equate AW BrE [ˈædɪkwət] NAmE [ˈædɪkwət] adjective
enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need
•an adequate supply of hot water
• The room was small but adequate.
• There is a lack of adequate provision for disabled students.
•He didn't give an adequate answer to the question.
•~ for sth The space available is not adequate for our needs.
•~ to do sth training that is adequate to meet the future needs of industry
Opp: ↑inadequate
Derived Words: ↑adequacy ▪ ↑adequately

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from Latin adaequatus ‘made equal to’, past participle of the verb adaequare, from ad- ‘to’ + aequus ‘equal’.

Thesaurus:
adequate [adequacy adequate adequately] adj.
•The room was small but adequate.
acceptable • • satisfactory • • reasonable • • decent • • respectable • • solid • • sound • |especially spoken all right • • not bad • |informal, especially spoken OK •
Opp: inadequate
adequate/acceptable/satisfactory/reasonable/all right/not bad/OK for sb/sth
a/an adequate/acceptable/satisfactory/reasonable/decent/respectable level/degree/standard
a/an adequate/acceptable/satisfactory/reasonable/decent/respectable/solid/sound performance
The level/standard/performance is all right/not bad/OK.

Example Bank:
•The financial assistance given to students is less than adequate.
•The old computer is still perfectly adequate for most tasks.
•The system is more than adequate to deal with any problems.
•The trains were not considered adequate for use on the modern railways.
•These measures are not considered adequate by conservationists.
•He didn't give an adequate answer to the question.
•The training given should be adequate to meet the future needs of the industry.
•There's a lack of adequate provision for disabled students.
•They'll need an adequate supply of hot water.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  passable, fair to middling, tolerable, decent, enough, equal
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  inadequate, unequal