核心问题
形容词 adequate 后面是跟 for, 还是跟 to 呢?
词典解答
一般而论,形容词 adequate 后面跟 for 时,作“足够的”(sufficient for)解:
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His knowledge of French was adequate for the job. (URW) 他的法语知识对于这项工作来说是足够用的了。
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They had adequate money for the cost of the journey. 他们的钱足够此次旅行的费用。
形容词 adequate 后面跟 to 时, 则作“恰当的”“称职的”“令人满意的”解:
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I hope you will prove adequate to the job. (LDCE) 我希望你将胜任这项工作。
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They found a solution adequate to the problem. 他们找到了解决这个问题的适当方法。