suffice (for) sth
for 可省略,常见于正式文体。
A simple explanation will suffice.
一个简单的解释就足够了。
足够;满足
suffices — third person singular of suffice
足够或充分;满足需求;合适;满足;使满意;足以应付需求。;有能力
be sufficient; be adequate
足够或充分;满足需求;合适
To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
满足;使满意;足以应付需求。
To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
一般现在时
A simple apology will suffice.
简单的道歉就足够了。
一般过去时
The evidence sufficed to prove his guilt.
这些证据足以证明他有罪。
现在完成时
One copy has sufficed for all students.
一份复印件已经满足了所有学生的需要。
常用于suffice it to say(只需说……就够了)
One sandwich will suffice for lunch.
一个三明治足够当午饭了。
用法提示:suffice 作为不及物动词,表示“足够”,后接 for 引出对象。
A few kind words sufficed to calm her down.
几句善意的话就足以让她平静下来。
用法提示:sufficed 是过去式,后接不定式表示“足以做某事”。
Will a brief explanation suffice, or do you need more details?
简要的解释够了吗,还是你需要更多细节?
用法提示:suffice 作为动词,在问句中表示“足够”。
for 可省略,常见于正式文体。
A simple explanation will suffice.
一个简单的解释就足够了。
后接不定式,表示足够做某事。
One example suffices to illustrate the point.
一个例子足以说明这一点。
固定习语,that 从句后置,主语省略。
Suffice it to say that the project was a success.
只需说这个项目很成功就够了。
最直接的同义词,可互换。
较正式,与suffice几乎等同。
口语化,常用于非正式语境。
强调功能,常与'purpose'搭配。
较正式,常用于'answer the purpose'。
grammar · medium
易错句子This amount suffices me.
正确表达This amount suffices for me.
suffice 是不及物动词,不能直接带宾语,需加介词 for。
grammar · medium
易错句子The food is sufficing.
正确表达The food suffices.
suffice 本身就是动词,不应与 be 动词连用表示状态,直接用 suffice 即可。
作为动词,与'suffice'的'足够'意义相反
‘suffice’ 常作不及物动词,表示‘足够’,主语多为事或物;‘satisfy’ 是及物动词,表示‘使满足’,主语多为人或行为。
拼写相似,但意义完全不同;‘suffice’ 意为‘足够’,‘surface’ 意为‘表面’或‘浮出水面’。
词性不同:‘suffice’ 是动词,而 ‘sufficient’ 是形容词,常用于 be sufficient。
只需说……就够了
Suffice to say, the project was a success.
只需说,这个项目很成功。
足够……之用
One sandwich should suffice for lunch.
一个三明治应该足够午餐了。
足以作为
A simple apology will suffice as an explanation.
简单的道歉足以作为解释。
只需说……即可
Suffice it to say, we were not impressed.
只需说,我们并不满意。
suf- (under) + fic (do) + -e
same root: fic
same root: fic
same prefix: suf-
与足够所需的条件相关
足够涉及数量上的满足
足够通常需要达到某个标准
足够的能力或容量
足够往往与界限或限制有关
只要说…就够了
I won't go into details; suffice it to say that we had a great time.
我不细说了;只要说我们玩得很开心就够了。
让…足以说明问题
Let it suffice that I have done my duty.
我尽了职责,这一点就够了。
我只想说,我们正在对付异常强大的魔法。
Suffice it to say, the situation is under control.
我只想说,局势已在掌控之中。
我只想说,剩下的已是历史。
Suffice it to say, he didn't show up.
我只想说,他没来。
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