adequate的词源

英文词源

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adequate: see equal
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1610s, from Latin adaequatus "equalized," past participle of adaequare "to make equal to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + aequare "make level," from aequus (see equal (adj.)). The sense is of being "equal to what is required." Related: Adequateness.

中文词源

adequate:足够的

发音释义:[ˈædɪkwət] adj. 充足的;适当的;胜任的

结构分析:adequate = ad(去)+equate(相等的)→(与需求)相等的→充足的、胜任的

词源解释:equate←拉丁语aequatus(相等的)←拉丁语aequare(使相等)

同源词: equal(相等的、等于),equate(使相等),equation(等式),inadequate(不充足的)

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:adequate 词源,adequate 含义。

adequate:足够的

前缀ad-, 去,往。词根equ, 等同,见equal, 相等的。此处指足够多的。

adequate:充

词根词缀: ad-来 + -equ-均,等 + -ate形容词词尾 → 与需要的数量相等的 → 刚好够