appropriate

adjective

OPAL W

/əˈprəʊpriət/

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suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances合適的；恰當的
- an appropriate response/measure/method恰如其分的反應；恰當的措施／方法
- Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken.現在既已找出問題的症結，即可采取適當行動。
- Is now an appropriate time to make a speech?現在發表演講是不是時候？
- Please debit my Mastercard/Visa/American Express card (delete as appropriate) (= cross out the options that do not apply).請在我的萬事達／維薩／美國運通信用卡（删除不適用者）賬戶中扣除。
- This may be an appropriate treatment for many patients.這可能是一個適合許多患者的治療方法。
- Skills can be enhanced by the appropriate use of technology in certain circumstances.在某些情況下，適當使用技術可以提高技能。
- He said she had responded to the situation in an entirely appropriate way.他說她已經以一種完全恰當的方式應對了這種情況。
- to deem/consider/think something appropriate認爲/考慮/認爲某事合適
- appropriate for something Jeans are not appropriate for a formal party.正式聚會上穿牛仔褲不合適。
- appropriate to something The book was written in a style appropriate to the age of the children.這本書的文體適合兒童閱讀。
- All personnel were trained at levels appropriate to the needs of each job. 所有人員都接受了適合每項工作需要的培訓。
opposite inappropriate
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- It was thought appropriate to award her the prize.大家都認爲應該把獎頒給她。
- Tutors can construct tests appropriate to individual students' needs.導師可以設計出適合不同學生需要的測驗。
- Would it be appropriate to take him a small gift?給他帶一件小禮物合適嗎？
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- consider something
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- for
- to
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Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.

appropriate

verb

/əˈprəʊprieɪt/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they appropriate	/əˈprəʊprieɪt/ /əˈprəʊprieɪt/
he / she / it appropriates	/əˈprəʊprieɪts/ /əˈprəʊprieɪts/
past simple appropriated	/əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/ /əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/
past participle appropriated	/əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/ /əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/
-ing form appropriating	/əˈprəʊprieɪtɪŋ/ /əˈprəʊprieɪtɪŋ/

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appropriate something to take something, somebody’s ideas, etc. for your own use, especially illegally or without permission盜用；挪用；佔用；侵吞
- He was accused of appropriating club funds.他被控盜用俱樂部資金。
- Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government.反對黨的一些政策已被政府照搬照用。
Topics Crime and punishmentc2
appropriate something (for something) to take or give something, especially money for a particular purpose撥（專款等）
- Five million dollars have been appropriated for research into the disease.已撥款五百萬美元用於這種疾病的研究。

compare misappropriate

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.