apt
英[æpt]美[æpt]
adj.合适的，恰当的，有…倾向的；
副词：aptly;
名词：aptness;
例句
Beginners are too apt to make mistakes in grammar.初学者极易犯语法错误。
The old are apt to catch a cold.老人容易患感冒。
China cups are apt to break.瓷杯容易打碎。
If she showed any tendency to coquetry he would be apt to straighten her tie, or if she “took up” with him at all, to call her by her first name.如果那女子露出点卖弄风情的品性，他就会上前去帮她理理领带,如果她‘吃’他那一套献殷勤的手段，他马上开始用小名称呼她了。
He is the most apt of all pupils.他是所有学生中*聪明的一个。
The remark was most apt.那评论很恰当。
My bicycle bell is apt to fall off when I ride too fast.我骑车太快时, 自行车的铃老爱掉下来。
The words are very apt to my case.这些话非常切合我的情况。
A man apt to promise is apt to forget.易于许诺的人也易于忘记。出自：英语谚语
We are apt to think ill of others.我们往往从坏的方面考虑人.
英语六级真题
As he and other researchers examined the question of why teens were more apt to take risks in the company of other teenagers,they came to suspect that a crowd's influence need not always be negative.
2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
（话语、描述或选择）合适的，恰当的，贴切的
An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable.
例句
The words of this report are as apt today as in 1929.这份报告的措词用在今天和用在1929年一样贴切。...an apt description of the situation.对这种情况恰如其分的描述ADJ-GRADED
易于…的；有…倾向的
If someone is apt to do something, they often do it and so it is likely that they will do it again.
例句
She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about...她动不动就拔高嗓门，并挥舞双手。This type of weather is apt to be more common in winter.这种天气在冬季往往更为常见。英汉词典释义
adj.
易于…的, 有…倾向的(~ to be ...|~ to do sth)
The words are very apt to my case.这些话非常切合我的情况。My bicycle bell is apt to fall off when I ride too fast.我骑车太快时, 自行车的铃老爱掉下来。恰当的；适当的
The remark was most apt.那评论很恰当。天资聪颖的人
He is the most apt of all pupils.他是所有学生中*聪明的一个。英英词典释义
Adjective
1. at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant;
"he is apt to lose""she is liable to forget"2. mentally quick and resourceful;
"an apt pupil""you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker3. (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward;
"he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant""I am not minded to answer any questions"4. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence;
"the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images""an apt reply"