satisfactory
adjective /ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri/
/ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri/
Word Family
- satisfaction noun (≠ dissatisfaction)
- satisfactory adjective (≠ unsatisfactory)
- satisfy verb
- satisfying adjective (≠ unsatisfying)
- satisfied adjective (≠ dissatisfied) (≠ unsatisfied)
- good enough for a particular purpose
synonym acceptable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”。
- You 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。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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词源late 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. - a satisfactory explanation/answer/solution/conclusion