satisfactory
adjectiveWord Family
- satisfaction noun (≠ dissatisfaction)
- satisfactory adjective (≠ unsatisfactory)
- satisfy verb
- satisfying adjective (≠ unsatisfying)
- satisfied adjective (≠ dissatisfied) (≠ unsatisfied)
good enough for a particular purpose 令人满意的；够好的；可以的 a satisfactory explanation/answer/solution/conclusion 令人满意的解释；站得住脚的回答；可行的解决办法；足以服人的结论 The work is satisfactory but not outstanding. 工作做得可以，但不出色。 The existing law is not entirely/wholly satisfactory. 现行法律并不十分完善。 A bonus will be paid on satisfactory completion of the contract. 合同圆满履行之后将付给一笔奖金。 Her condition after the operation was described as ‘satisfactory’. 手术后她的情况被描述为“令人满意”。
Extra ExamplesYou haven't yet given us a satisfactory explanation. 你还没给我们一个满意的解释。 I hope the dispute will soon come to a satisfactory conclusion. 我希望争端能很快得到满意的解决。 The results were not entirely satisfactory. 结果不尽如人意。 The arrangement has proved mutually satisfactory. 这一安排结果令双方都很满意。 We hope this proposal is satisfactory to you. 我们希望这一方案能让您满意。
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘leading to the atonement of sin’): from Old French satisfactoire or medieval Latin satisfactorius, from Latin satisfacere ‘to content’, from satis ‘enough’ + facere ‘make’. The current senses date from the mid 17th cent.