appropriate to a particular situation synonym relevant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。
Extra ExamplesThese 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
Word Originlate 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’.