appropriate
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ə'prəʊprɪətəˈprəʊpriət]
- 美式音标 [əˈproʊ.pri.ət]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.适当的;相称的
- vt.占用;拨出(款项)
词源解说
- 1520年左右进入英语,直接源自后期拉丁语的adpropriare:ad (去) + propriare (成为自有),意为将财产等占为己有。
词根记忆
- ap + propr(看作proper,适当的) + iate→适当的
- ap(=to) + propr(自身的,固有的) + iate→变为自己的→占有,挪用
- ap(向) + propr(自身的,固有的) + iate→变为自己的→占用,挪用
- ap + propr(拥有) + iate→自己拥有→盗用
- ap(加强) + propr(拥有,引申为恰当的) + iate→适当的,恰如其分的
- ap + propri(适当的) + ate→适当的
同根派生
- adv性质的同根词
- appropriately:适当地;合适的;相称地。
- n性质的同根词
- appropriateness:适当;适合。
- appropriator:占用者;擅用者。
用法辨析
- appropriate所表示的“恰当”指的是“非常匹配”,以至于看起来明显属于该人〔事物〕,而且这种适宜性常给该人〔物〕以一种优雅与魅力。
- appropriate后可接介词for或to,表示“…是恰当的”; appropriate还可用于虚拟语气中。
- appropriate作动词意思是“挪用; 占用”土地、房屋、家具、款项等,尤指未经批准或非法挪用。
- appropriate也可作“拨出”解,常指为某种用途拨出款项,后接介词to表示“拨给…使用”,后接介词for表示“拨作…之用”。
adj. (形容词)
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- Complain to the appropriate authority!
到合适的上司面前抱怨去! - This is, indeed, a position appropriate for him.
这对他的确是一个恰当的职位。 - I've been invited to her wedding but I haven't got anything appropriate to wear.
我被邀请参加她的婚礼,但我没有合适的衣服穿着去。 - Please do whatever you think is appropriate.
你认为怎么做好就怎么做。 - It is equally appropriate as a recourse book for students wishing to improve their skills on their own.
作为一本自学读本,它同样适合渴望通过自学提高技能的学生使用。 - It is not particularly appropriate to tip a bus driver.
给公共汽车司机付小费不太合适。 - It is appropriate that everyone be suitably attired.
人人穿戴得体是恰当的。 - Vary your presentation, using handouts and overheads as appropriate.
适当地使用讲义和投影,让你的陈述多些花样。 - He appropriated the best bedroom.
他占用了那间最好的寝室。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
n. +~+ prep. -phrase
n. +~+to- v
用作表语: S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep. -phrase
It is/was+~+(for sb) to- v
It is/was+~+that-clause
其他
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
词组短语
- appropriate amount of pressure 适当分量的压力
- appropriate choice of words 恰当的措词
- appropriate clothes 合适的衣服
- appropriate extent 适当的程度
- appropriate manner and method 恰当的方式
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
英英字典
- suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion
- (TAKE) to take something for your own use, usually without permission
- (KEEP MONEY) to keep an amount of money to use for a particular purpose
- Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
- appropriately
剑桥英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 适度
Distinguish successful prosecution evidence and evidence of the prosecution evidence to the appropriate grasp.
区分起诉证据与胜诉证据,重视对起诉证据的适度把握。 - 相当性
The second chapter is mainly on the appropriate causal relationship, which includes judgements on fact and value, researchs on the standards and applyment of the appropriate causal relationship in China, points out its defects.
第二章主要就相当因果关系理论进行阐述,并指出相当因果关系既包括了事实上的判断,也包括了价值上的判断,因此我们可以将相当因果关系的判断层面分为事实因果关系的判断与法律因果关系的判断,并对我国现行相当因果关系理论中相当性的标准及适用进行研究,并指出相当因果关系理论的缺陷。 - 侵吞
Thus“appropriate”should be defined as“the act of direct encroaching public property held because of duty relation”. “Steal”and“swindle”are generally seen as means of corruption of crime without disputes.
本文主要观点包括:侵吞与侵占不同,侵吞应定义为是指行为人对因职务关系持有的公共财物,直接非法占有的行为;窃取的手段不能为“侵吞”的手段所涵盖,该手段与“监守自盗”同义;骗取与侵吞的区别是侵吞中的欺骗是先占有后欺骗,而骗取中的欺骗是先于占有发生的,是先欺骗后占有。 - 篡夺
- 适宜
Chapter Four of appropriate technology in Shandong critical regionalism architecture creation application.
第四章阐述适宜技术在山东批判性地域主义建筑创作中的应用。语言学
- 适当的
Undoubtedly, this goal has to be achieved through an appropriate language.
谈判双方无疑都需要适当的语言来表达,使己方在利益冲突比较厉害的方面占优势。机械工程
- 适当的
Generally, it is possible to get the power stretch fabrics of interlock stitch by controlling appropriate stitch density and yarn count.
一般来说,采用双罗纹针织方法以适当的针迹密度和纱线支数可制成各种PTT高弹性伸缩织物。文学
- 适度
Appropriate domesticating can make the translation fluent and easy to understand. Appropriate foreignizing can remove the gaps in some turns of expression between two different cultures, so as to increase readers’ understanding of the source culture.
从语用角度探讨翻译实践中归化和异化的关系,适度归化可以使译文流畅易懂,更贴近读者;适度异化可以消除2种语言文化之间的某些差异,使读者增加对源语国文化的了解,两者的关系是辩证统一的。