足以 zúyǐ sufficient to...
sufficient to...; so much so that; so that
怎么记住“足以”: 足 foot + 以 to use = sufficient to....
汉字
用法
- Enough to / sufficient to (bring about a result) - 足以证明 (zúyǐ zhèngmíng) enough to prove.
- Formal; precedes a verb to say the preceding thing suffices for that outcome: 这些证据足以定罪 (zhèxiē zhèngjù zúyǐ dìngzuì) this evidence is enough to convict.
- Negated as 不足以 (bùzúyǐ), not enough to. Bookish alternative to 够…(gòu).
例句
- 冰厚得足以让我在上面走路。 Bīnghòu de zúyǐ ràng wǒ zài shàngmiàn zǒulù.The ice was thick enough for me to walk on.
- 天冷得足以让湖结冰。 Tiānlěng de zúyǐ ràng hú jiébīng.The weather was so cold that the lake froze over.