suffice

足りる、十分である

ある目的や必要に対して、足りている。

やさしい英語で： To be enough for a particular purpose or need.

• One bag should suffice.
• This money will suffice for the journey.
• A short note sufficed to explain the delay.

使い方： suffice for something (Two chairs will suffice for our guests.); suffice to do something (These figures suffice to show the difference.)

類義語： be enough, do

よく使う表現： should suffice, suffice for something, suffice to say

満たす

人の必要を十分に満たしたり、望みをかなえたりする。

やさしい英語で： To fully meet someone’s needs or satisfy a desire.

• Bread and cheese sufficed his hunger.
• The small income sufficed their modest needs.
• Even a large meal could not suffice his appetite.

使い方： suffice something (A simple meal sufficed their needs.)

類義語： satisfy, meet

よく使う表現： suffice someone’s needs, suffice someone’s appetite