1620s, from adequate + -ly (2); originally a term in logic in reference to correspondence of ideas and objects. Meaning "suitably" is recorded from 1680s.
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1. Many students are not adequately prepared for higher education.
许多学生并未做好接受高等教育的充分准备。
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2. "I think I've covered that business more than adequately," he said gravely.
“我想我已经把那件事说得够详细了，”他正色说道。
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3. Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams.
在这一次讲座中，我不敢自诩能对梦境作透彻的分析。
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4. I speak the language adequately.
我这门语言说得不错。
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5. They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted.
