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；
• Power orientation refers to the beliefs that people in a culture hold about the appropriateness of power and authority differences in hierarchies such as business organization.
  权利倾向是人们对在像商业组织这样的层级结构中的权力适当性和权力差异所持有的看法，包括权力尊重和权力容忍。
• 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。
• 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。
• The model embodied a kind of harmony of progressiveness and appropriateness.
  这种教育范式体现了先进性与适切性的统一。
• But my point goes well beyond the appropriateness of the accounting standards.
  但我认为，问题的关键远远不止于会计准则的适当程度。
• The negotiations shall also addess the appropriateness of countervailing procedures.
  7谈判还应处理反补贴程序适当性的问题。
• If so, is there any higher principle than "the principle of appropriateness"?
  如果有，是否有比得体原则更高层次的原则？
• In this editorial I will discuss how appropriateness criteria are developed, and the evidence for their usefulness in the practice of cardiology.
  在这篇社论中，我将探讨这些适宜的标准是如何被制订出来的，以及它们在心脏病学的实践中发挥实际作用的证据。
• 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。