apposite是什么意思

apposite

英 ['æpəzɪt]美 ['æpəzɪt]adj. 适当的；贴切的

助记提示

1. ap- "to" + posit- + -e.2. 字面含义：apply to, put to, place to, put near.3. figuratively "well-put or applied, appropriate, fit, proper, suitable".

中文词源

apposite 很恰当的

前缀ap-同ad-. 词根pon, 放置，-s, 过去分词格, 见position.

英文词源

apposite (adj.)1620s, "well-put or applied, appropriate," from Latin appositus "contiguous, neighboring;" figuratively "fit, proper, suitable," past participle of apponere "apply to, put near," from ad- "near" (see ad-) + ponere "to place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)).

双语例句

1. Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite. 新近发生的事情使得他的中心主题显得更加有的放矢。

来自柯林斯例句

2. This is a very apposite comparison. 这是一个非常妥帖的比喻.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. His answer was apposite. 他的回答是得当的.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. She thought in both languages, and selected the most apposite phrase from either. 她用两种语言思考，然后从中选择*贴切的一种表达。

来自柯林斯例句

5. That proverb is apposite to this case. 那谚语切合于这个情形.

来自辞典例句