appropriateness

英 [əˈprəʊpriətnəs]

美 [əˈproʊpriətnəs]

n.  适当；适合

BNC.15163 / COCA.13824

柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /ə'prəʊpriət/. The verb is pronounced /ə'prəʊprieɪt/. 形容词读作/ə'prəʊpriət/，动词读作/ə'prəʊprieɪt/。


• ADJ-GRADED 适当的;合适的;恰当的
  Something that isappropriateis suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
  1. It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list...
     名单上大部分是爱尔兰名字，这没什么不合适的。
  2. Dress neatly and attractively in an outfit appropriate to the job...
     着装要整洁美观，适合于这份工作。
  3. The teacher can then take appropriate action.
     老师到时可以采取适当的行动。
• VERB 私占；侵吞；盗用；挪用
  If someoneappropriatessomething which does not belong to them, they take it, usually without the right to do so.
  1. Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea...
     另外有几家报社已盗用了这个创意。
  2. The land was simply appropriated by the rulers.
     土地完全被统治者霸占。
• VERB 拨出（专款）
  If a government or organizationappropriatesan amount of money for a particular purpose, it reserves it for that purpose.
  1. Senator Lugar is skeptical that Congress will appropriate more funding for this purpose.
     参议员卢格怀疑国会是否会拨出更多资金用于此目的。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being specially suitable
• appropriate conduct
  Synonym:rightness

双语例句

• Any changes in accounting policies and practices and their appropriateness;
  会计政策及实务之任何更改及是否适当；
• Appropriateness of the entity's organizational structure, and its ability to provide the necessary information flow to manage its activities.
  企业组织结构的合理性，和它提供管理活动所必须的信息流的能力。
• Appropriateness of delegated authority in relation to assigned responsibilities.
  对分派职责的授权代表选取是否合理。
• The measurements used will reflect their appropriateness to a particular industry or company.
  所用到的计量技术将反映出资本对特定行业或公司的适用性。
• We take one style per city and assess the appropriateness of its design.
  我们选了代表每个都市的一款鞋，借以评点其设计精要。
• Understand the appropriateness and use of no-cost and low-cost rewards as well as the monetary rewards.
  理解使用无成本或低成本的奖励与金钱奖励是同样适当的。
• Judge the appropriateness of the questions and whether you think you are being discriminated against.
  判断问题的适当性，以及你是否认为你遭到歧视。
• At one congressional hearing on the law last year, the appropriateness of taxi fare payments was hotly debated.
  去年，在一场有关《反海外腐败法》的国会听证会上，各方就代付出租车费的合适性展开了激烈辩论。
• Therefore, we categorized these studies according to their level of evidence and their appropriateness to the research question.
  为此，我们将根据文献的可信度和它们与本研究的合适度进行分类。
• Based on a research into the linguistic corpus collected individually, this paper illustrates why appropriateness is the supreme pragmatic principle.
  本文依据对个人语料库的研究，阐明为何得体为语用的最高原则。