[かっけいぎゅうとう, kakkeigyuutou] (n) using a meat ax when a knife would suffice; taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut; using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem [Add to Longdo]
[じゅうぶんじょうけん, juubunjouken] sufficent condition [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Suffice \Suf*fice"\, v. t.
1. To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or
demands of. --Spenser.
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Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this
matter. --Deut. iii.
26.
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2. To furnish; to supply adequately. [Obs.]
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The power appeased, with winds sufficed the sail.
--Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Suffice \Suf*fice"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sufficed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Sufficing}.] [OE. suffisen, OF. soufire, F. suffire
(cf. suffisant, p. pr.), L. sufficere to put under, to
substitute, to avail for, to suffice; sub under + facere to
make. See {Fact}.]
To be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything);
to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate. --Chaucer.
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To recount almighty works,
What words or tongue of seraph can suffice? --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suffice
v 1: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity;
"A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose
well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get
me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" [syn:
{suffice}, {do}, {answer}, {serve}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
