germane

adjective

/dʒɜːˈmeɪn/

/dʒɜːrˈmeɪn/

[not usually before noun] (formal)

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germane (to something) (of ideas, remarks, etc.想法、言语等) connected with something in an important or appropriate way与…有密切关系；贴切；恰当 synonym relevant
- 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。
Word Originearly 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.