adequate/ˋædəkwIt; ˈædIkwət or ˈædIkwIt/adj 1 enough in quantity or of a good enough quality for a particular purpose [ inadequate ] 足够的﹐充分的: Her income is hardly adequate to pay the bills. 她的收入几乎不够付账单。2 fairly good, but not excellent 尚可的﹐过得去的: Her performance was adequate but lacked originality. 她的表演还行﹐但缺少创意。 —adequately adv —adequacy n [U]