vi.【文】[W]
- 足夠[（+for）]
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Her income
suffices for her needs.
她的收入足夠她用。
- 【舊】有能力
vt.
- 【文】使滿足，滿足……的需要[W]
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Some bread and soup will
suffice me.
一些麵包和湯就夠我吃的了。
片語
suffice it (to say) that
- 只要說……就夠了
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Suffice it that without leisure there is no liberty.
無閒暇何來自由--說這一句話就夠了。
辨析
/
səˈfʌɪs/
v.
be enough or adequate.
▸meet the needs of.
Phrase
- suffice
(it)
to say
used to indicate that one is withholding something for reasons of discretion or brevity.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. suffis-, stem of suffire, from L. sufficient-, sufficere ‘put under, meet the need of’.
