"good enough for government work" 怎么发音

expression

US

GOOD (or GID) i-NUHF for (or FER) GUHV-er-muhnt (or GUHV-ern-muhnt) WERK

UK

good in-UHF for GUHV-uhn-muhnt WERK

释义

Said about work that is only just acceptable or barely meets minimal standards, often used humorously or sarcastically to suggest something is not done very well.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɡʊd/, /ɡɪd/ /iˈnəf/, /ɪˈnəf/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈɡəvɝmənt/, /ˈɡəvɝnmənt/ /ˈwɝk

英式英语

ɡˈʊd/ /ɪnˈʌf/ /fˈɔː/ /ɡˈʌvənmənt/ /wˈɜːk

简化发音

美式

GOOD (or GID) i-NUHF for (or FER) GUHV-er-muhnt (or GUHV-ern-muhnt) WERK

英式

good in-UHF for GUHV-uhn-muhnt WERK

语境中听

It's not perfect, but it's good enough for government work.

Just make it good enough for government work and hand it in.

My painting is not great, but it's good enough for government work.

We've done what we can—it's good enough for government work, right?