sufficient: [14] Sufficient originated as the present participle of Latin sufficere ‘be enough’ (source also of English suffice [14]). This was a compound verb formed from the prefix sub- ‘under’ and facere ‘do, make’ (source of English fact, factory, etc). It originally meant literally ‘put under’, and the notion of ‘enough’ evolved via ‘cause to take the place of’. => fact, factory, fashion
sufficient (adj.)
early 14c., from Old French soficient "satisfactory," or directly from Latin sufficientem (nominative sufficiens) "adequate," present participle of sufficere "to supply as a substitute" (see suffice).
雙語例句
1. The money to build the power station ought to have been sufficient.
建設電站的資金本該足夠了。
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2. Cheap goods are available, but not in sufficient quantities to satisfy demand.
有一些廉價的商品，但是數量不足以滿足需求。
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3. I'vebeen dragged back from Australia for no sufficient reason.
沒有充分的理由，我就從澳大利亞被硬叫了回來。
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4. A 40 watt bulb would be quite sufficient and would not obtrude.
40瓦的燈泡完全夠亮了，并且不會晃眼。
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5. Another flight would be arranged on Saturday if sufficient demand arose.