enough to V 的意思是「夠…而可做某事」，屬於表示程度和結果的句型。

enough是副詞，修飾形容詞或副詞。注意，和中文不同的是，enough所修飾的形容詞或副詞是放在前面，即adj/adv + enough表示「足夠…的程度」，to V後面接動詞，表示足以做某事。

此句型常和so … that、such … that、too … to V做代換，記得必須依照文意做變化。

enough + to V的句型

I. adj + enough + to V

1. 意思是「夠…而可做某事」。
2. 修飾主詞時，使用形容詞。
3. 形容詞放在enough的前面。

The girl is old enough to go to school.

(這女孩年齡夠大，可以上學了。)

→ old + enough to V (年紀夠大)

My colleague is rich enough to buy several houses.

(我的同事夠有錢，可以買好幾棟房子。)

→ rich + enough  (夠有錢)

→ ＝ My colleague is so rich that he can buy several houses.

→ ＝ My colleague is such a rich man that he can buy several houses.

The table is sturdy enough to hold much weight.

(這張桌子夠堅固，它可以承載很多重量。)

→ sturdy + enough  (夠堅固)

→ The table is so sturdy that it can hold much weight.

→ This is such a sturdy table that it can hold much weight.

II. adv + enough + to V

1. 意思是「夠…而可做某事」。
2. 修飾動詞時，使用副詞。
3. 副詞放在enough的前面。

Miriam studied hard enough to pass all the exams.

(Miriam夠努力學習，通過了所有的考試。)

→ hard + enough  (夠努力)

→ = Miriam studied so hard that she passed all the exams.

The principal spoke loudly enough to let everyone hear him clearly.

(校長說話的聲音夠大，讓所有人都聽得一清二楚。)

→ loudly + enough  (夠大聲地)

→ = The principal spoke so loudly that everyone could hear him clearly.

The young actress acted well enough to win an award.

(這位年輕的女演員演得夠好，可以贏得獎項。)

→ well + enough  (夠好地)

→ = The young actress acted so well  that she could win an award.

✏️牛刀小試 [正解在最後]

1. Sheila looks _______ to beat her opponent.
   (A) so confident
   (B) such confident
   (C) enough confident
   (D) confident enough
2. The worker felt ______ to continue his work.
   (A) full enough
   (B) enough full
   (C) so full
   (D) very full
3. The secretary typed ______ to finish typing this letter in time.
   (A) enough fast
   (B) fast enough
   (C) too fast
   (D) so fast
4. 這隻鳥如此好地偽裝自己，成功地避開了它的捕食者。
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📜 表示程度和結果的用法特輯：

• so + adj/adv + that S V (如此...以致於)
• such + adj N + that S V (如此...以致於)
• too + adj/adv + to V (太...而不能)
• adj/adv + enough + to V (夠...而可以)

🔑 正解：

1. (D)
2. (A)
3. (B)
4. The bird disguised itself well enough to successfully avoid its predator.