"suffice for" 是动词短语,意为 "对……来说足够;满足……的需要/要求"。其中:
suffice 本身是不及物动词(vi.),表示"足够;能满足需求";
for 引出"需要被满足的对象"(人/物/目的)。
通常遵循 "主语(某物/某事) + suffice for + 宾语(人/物/目的)" 的模式,强调"某物足够支撑/满足某个对象的需求"。
以下通过不同语境的例句,说明其用法:
1、 日常需求场景
The snacks should suffice for the kids at the party.
(这些零食应该够派对上的孩子们吃了。)
Does $50 suffice for your groceries this week?
(50美元够你这周买 groceries 吗?)
2、 抽象/目的场景
A short email will suffice for a response.
(一封简短的邮件就能作为回复了。)
One example suffices for explaining the rule.
(一个例子就足以解释这条规则了。)
3、 正式/书面语场景
The evidence presented suffices for a conviction.
(提交的证据足以定罪。)
This budget will suffice for the project's first phase.
(这个预算够项目第一阶段用了。)
注意区分 "suffice for" 与 "suffice to do":
suffice for:后接名词/代词,强调"对……足够";
例:This room suffices for a small family.(这个房间够小家庭住。)
suffice to do:后接不定式,强调"足以做某事";
例:This room suffices to accommodate a small family.(这个房间足以容纳小家庭。)
"suffice for" 可替换为更口语化的 "be enough for",意思完全一致:
The food suffices for ten people. = The food is enough for ten people.
总结:"suffice for" 是表达"足够满足某对象需求"的正式短语,适用于日常、正式等多种场景,核心是连接"足够的事物"与"被满足的对象"。