germane
adjective /dʒɜːˈmeɪn/
/dʒɜːrˈmeɪn/
[not usually before noun] (formal)- germane (to something) (of ideas, remarks, etc.
) connected with something in an important or appropriate way想法、言语等 synonym relevant与…有密切关系;贴切;恰当 - remarks that are germane to the discussion
与这次讨论密切相关的评述 - The report contains matters that are germane to the case.
这份报告包含了与本案密切相关的事项。 - This issue may or may not be regarded as germane.
这个问题可能或可能不被认为是密切相关的。
词源early 17th cent.: variant of german, with which it was synonymous from Middle English. The current sense has arisen from a usage in Shakespeare's Hamlet. - remarks that are germane to the discussion