单词 | appropriate |
释义 | appropriate[ə'prəupriət]a. 适当的【经】 适当的, 拨出, 占用相关词组:at an appropriate time appropriate ap.pro.pri.ate AHD: […-pr½“pr¶-¹t] D.J. [*6pr*&pri8!t]K.K. [*6propri!t]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”] 1. To set apart for a specific use:拨出:拨出作特殊用途:appropriating funds for education.拨款作教育基金2. 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: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语源:1. Middle English appropriat 中古英语 appropriat 2. 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] 3. Latin ad- [ad-] 拉丁语 ad- [前缀,表“朝,向”] 4. Latin proprius [own] * see per 1拉丁语 proprius [自己的] *参见 per 1继承用法:appro“priately adv.(副词)appro“priateness n.(名词)appro“pria”tive AHD: [-³”t¹v] (形容词)appro“pria”tor n.(名词)参考词汇:1. appropriate,arrogate,commandeer,confiscate,preempt,usurp2. The 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”: usurped the throne. See also Synonyms at &b{allocate} ,&b{fit} &+{1}篡取王位 参见同义词 allocate,fit1 |
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