pertinent
adjective /ˈpɜːtɪnənt/
/ˈpɜːrtnənt/
(formal)- appropriate to a particular situation
有关的；恰当的；相宜的 - a pertinent question/fact
有关的问题／事实 - pertinent to something Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion.
请勿发表与讨论主题无关的言论。
- These examples are directly pertinent to the question asked.
这些例子与提出的问题直接相关。 - His second question was particularly pertinent.
他的第二个问题特别中肯。 - I reminded him of a few pertinent facts.
我提醒他几个相关事实。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin pertinent- ‘having reference to’, from the verb pertinere ‘extend to, have reference to’, from per- ‘through’ + tenere ‘to hold’. - a pertinent question/fact