Enough

(noun.) an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; 'enough is as good as a feast'; 'there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country'.

(adv.) as much as necessary; 'Have I eaten enough?'; (`plenty' is nonstandard) 'I've had plenty, thanks'.

整理:梅尔巴

• I told his impudence that the gilt pestle and mortar was quite ornament enough; as if I was born, indeed, to be a country surgeon's wife! 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I warrant you she'd go to him fast enough without. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Sure enough, as indicated by the change of commanders, the enemy was about to assume the offensive. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The sitting was altogether very satisfactory; she was quite enough pleased with the first day's sketch to wish to go on. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• You talk in such a way about 'mamma' it is enough to make one jealous of the old lady. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• He's good enough for the occasion: when the people have made up their mind as they are making it up now, they don't want a man--they only want a vote. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• As I perceive that your boots, although used, are by no means dirty, I cannot doubt that you are at present busy enough to justify the hansom. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• It was then easy enough to obtain a fairly accurate silhouette, by either outlining the profile or cutting it out from the screen. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• I know better, Fred Beauclerc would answer, and yet I am fool enough to love a woman who is going mad for another man. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• So far it seemed clear enough. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• When I spoke again I was composed enough to treat his impertinence with the silent contempt that it deserved. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• But naturally enough this suggestion was repulsed by Yuan Chwang. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• It was still early enough to catch the morning train. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• She saw clearly enough the whole situation, yet she was fettered: she could not smite the stricken soul that entreated hers. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He was quite willing to tell me what his plan was, but I did not feel clear enough to understand it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.

校对:玛吉