suffice
UK/sə'faɪs/US/sә'fais/
GRE六级考研B2
释义
v.
To be enough or adequate for a particular purpose.
足够;满足需要。
词根拆分
词根派生suf-(sub-"达到、在…之下")+ fice(fac"做/造")= "做到所需的程度"。拉丁语 sufficere 意为"垫在下面、供应足够"。某物 suffice 就是做到刚好满足需要。
词根 fac 还连着 273 个词使用指南
- 常出现在固定短语 'suffice (it) to say'(总而言之、简而言之,不细说)。
- 偏正式;口语中更常说 be enough。
例句
- 1.
A short note will suffice; you don't need a long letter.
一张便条就够了,不用写长信。
- 2.
Suffice it to say, the meeting did not go well.
简而言之,那场会议开得并不顺利。