读音

/əˈprəʊpriət/

释义

• 形容词: 适当的，恰当的，合适的。例如: “The dress was appropriate for the formal event.”
• 动词: 使适合，调整以适应特定情况。例如: “They appropriated the funds for the new project.”
• 名词: （尤指非法地）挪用，占用。例如: “The scandal involved the appropriation of public funds.”

短语

• “be appropriate for” 意为适合或适用于…。例如: “This outfit is appropriate for a job interview.”
• “appropriate something to oneself” 指擅自使用或占有。例如: “Sheappropriated the company’s resources for personal use.”

例句

• 形容词: “Your behavior should always be appropriate in public.”
• 动词: “The government decided to appropriate more money for healthcare services.”
• 名词: “There were concerns about theappropriationof funds by the officials.

同义词

• suitable
• fitting
• proper
• apt
• relevant