Old enough的意思
"Old enough" 這個短語在英語中通常用來描述某人或某物達到了足夠的年齡或時間。它可以用來回答關於年齡的問題,或者用來表明某人或某物已經成熟到可以做某件事情。
例如:
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年齡問題:
- Q: How old do you have to be to vote in the United States? A: You have to be old enough to be 18 years old.
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成熟度問題:
- Q: Is he old enough to make his own decisions? A: Yes, he's old enough. He's 25 years old.
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經驗問題:
- Q: Have you been working here long enough to know how to do this? A: Yes, I'm old enough in this company to handle this task.
這個短語中的"enough"是一個副詞,用來加強形容詞"old"的語氣,表示充分的或足夠的年齡。在英語中,通常使用"enough"來修飾形容詞或副詞,放在被修飾詞的後面。