appropriate
英 [?'pr??pr??t]
美[??propri?t]
- adj. 適當(dāng)?shù)模磺‘?dāng)?shù)模缓线m的
- vt. 占用，撥出
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?appropriates;過去式:?appropriated;過去分詞:?appropriated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?appropriating;副詞:?appropriately;名詞:?appropriateness;
助記提示
1. ap- "to" + propri- "one's own, particular to itself" + -ate.
2. => take as one's own, make as one's own, take possession of.
3. => adapted to some particular purpose, specially suitable, proper.
2. => take as one's own, make as one's own, take possession of.
3. => adapted to some particular purpose, specially suitable, proper.
中文詞源
appropriate 合適的，占用
前綴ap-同ad-. proper, 自己的，合適的。該單詞含兩個(gè)意思: 1. 適合自己的。2. 占為己有的。
英文詞源
- appropriate
- appropriate: see proper
- appropriate (v.)
- early 15c., "take possession of," from Late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare, adpropriare (c.450) "to make one's own," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + propriare "take as one's own," from proprius "one's own" (see proper). Related: Appropriated; appropriating.
- appropriate (adj.)
- "specially suitable, proper," early 15c., from Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare (see appropriate (v.)). Related: Appropriately; appropriateness.
雙語例句
- 1. A sense of period was evoked by complementing pictures with appropriate furniture.
- 給照片配上一些合適的家具，喚起了一種年代感。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list.
- 名單上大部分是愛爾蘭名字，這沒什么不合適的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Most vacancies are at senior level, requiring appropriate qualifications.
- 大多數(shù)空缺屬于高層職位，要求具備相應(yīng)的資歷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Our boat would not have been appropriate for ocean voyaging.
- 我們的船只本不適合海上航行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Dress neatly and attractively in an outfit appropriate to the job.
- 著裝要整潔美觀，適合于這份工作。
來自柯林斯例句