satisfactory

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
    — They seem quite big on more selectivity in breeding and stiffer tests to divide the satisfactories from rejects. They say that even the term 'satisfactories' is wrong because it suggests a level just above mediocrity.
  2. The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
    — I've been a good student — mostly distinguisheds and only a few satisfactories […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.
    — The satisfactory results of the survey led to his promotion.
  2. Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
    — To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch their renewal of life,—this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do.
  3. Making atonement for a sin; expiatory.
    — […] therefore the ſuffering of any other nature could not bee ſo pertinent, nor kindly ſatisfactory.

词形变化

more satisfactory comparative most satisfactory superlative satisfactories plural

词汇关系

近义词
acceptable adequate all right average close enough close enough for government work close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades decent favoursome fair fine jake good enough good enough for government work hunky dory kosher mustn't grumble nonbad not bad not half bad OK okay okayish passable pretty good tolerable up to par up to scratch up to snuff reasonable respectable satisfactory snug sufficient suitable tickety-boo
反义词
awesome excellent wonderful good mediocre bad disappointing inadequate insufficient poor unsatisfactory unsufficient
上位词
intermediate
下位词
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush all cats are grey in the dark any hole's a goal any port in a storm beggars can't be choosers don't look a gift horse in the mouth half a loaf is better than none Joan's as good as my lady in the dark something is better than nothing
衍生词
dissatisfactory satisfactorily satisfactoriness unsatisfactory
相关词
satisfaction satisfied

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactōrius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaciō.
词源 2
Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactōrius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaciō.
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