appropriate

单词音标

appropriate音标[ә\'prәupriәt]

汉语翻译

a. 适当的

【经】 适当的, 拨出, 占用

相关词组:

at an appropriate time

词型变化

形容词:appropriative名词:appropriateness副词:appropriately动词过去式:appropriated过去分词:appropriated现在分词:appropriating第三人称单数:appropriates

英语解释

动词 appropriate:

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

同义词：allow, earmark, set aside, reserve

take possession of by force, as after an invasion

同义词：capture, seize, conquer

形容词 appropriate:

suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

同义词：advantageous

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

同义词：suitable, suited

suitable and fitting

同义词：harmonious

being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

同义词：apposite, apt, pertinent

例句

Upon reaching an appropriate age, children are encouraged, but not forced, to \"leave the nest\".

一达到适当的年龄，孩子们就被鼓励，而不是被强迫，\"离开老窝\"。

The government has appropriated a large sum of money for building hospitals.

政府为修建医院拨出了大笔款项。

The minister was found to have appropriated government money.

部长被查出挪用了公款。

Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.

简单朴素的衣服适合在学校里穿。

详细解释

ap.pro.pri.ate

adj.（形容词）

Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.

适合于…的：适合于某特定的人，条件，事件或地点的；适宜的

v.tr.（及物动词）

ap.pro.pri.at.ed,ap.pro.pri.at.ing,ap.pro.pri.ates[-3t.]

To set apart for a specific use:

拨出：拨出作特殊用途：

例句：

appropriating funds for education.

拨款作教育基金

To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission:

挪用，窃用：为自己独自占有或使用，常未经许可：

例句：

Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it.

李擅自拿走我尚未阅读的报纸并从不归还

来源：

Middle English appropriat

中古英语 appropriat

from Late Latin appropri3tus [past participle of] appropri3re [to make one`s own]

源自 后期拉丁语 appropri3tus [] appropri3re的过去分词 [成为自己的]

Latin ad- [ad-]

拉丁语 ad- [前缀，表.朝，向.]

Latin proprius [own] * see per

拉丁语 proprius [自己的] *参见 per

【引伸】

appro.priately

adv.（副词）

appro.priateness

n.（名词）

appro.pria.tive

appro.pria.tor

n.（名词）

<参考词汇><同义词>appropriate,arrogate,commandeer,confiscate,preempt,usurpThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to seize for oneself or as one`s right.:

与此动词共有的中心含义是.为自己取得或作为某人的权利.：

例句：

appropriated the family car;

挪用家族的汽车；

例句：

arrogating to himself the most interesting tasks;

为他自己取得*有趣的任务；

例句：

commandeered a plane for the escape;

征用一架飞机以逃走；

例句：

confiscating alien property;

征用外国财产；

例句：

preempted the glory for herself;

为她自己抢占荣誉；

例句：

usurped the throne. See also Synonyms at allocate ,fit

篡取王位 参见同义词 allocate,fit