appropriate
adjective OPAL W
/əˈprəʊpriət/
/əˈprəʊpriət/
- suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances
合适的；恰当的 - an appropriate response/measure/method
恰如其分的反应；恰当的措施／方法 - Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken.
现在既已找出问题的症结，即可采取适当行动。 - Is now an appropriate time to make a speech?
现在发表演讲是不是时候？ - Please debit my Mastercard/Visa/American Express card (delete as appropriate) (= cross out the options that do not apply).
请在我的万事达／维萨／美国运通信用卡（删除不适用者）账户中扣除。 - This may be an appropriate treatment for many patients.
这可能是一个适合许多患者的治疗方法。 - Skills can be enhanced by the appropriate use of technology in certain circumstances.
在某些情况下，适当使用技术可以提高技能。 - He said she had responded to the situation in an entirely appropriate way.
他说她已经以一种完全恰当的方式应对了这种情况。 - to deem/consider/think something appropriate
认为/考虑/认为某事合适 - appropriate for something Jeans are not appropriate for a formal party.
正式聚会上穿牛仔裤不合适。 - appropriate to something The book was written in a style appropriate to the age of the children.
这本书的文体适合儿童阅读。 - All personnel were trained at levels appropriate to the needs of each job.
所有人员都接受了适合每项工作需要的培训。
- It was thought appropriate to award her the prize.
大家都认为应该把奖颁给她。 - Tutors can construct tests appropriate to individual students' needs.
导师可以设计出适合不同学生需要的测验。 - Would it be appropriate to take him a small gift?
给他带一件小礼物合适吗？
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- to
词源late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’. - an appropriate response/measure/method