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

• In this first stage of judging, the jury will evaluate all entries for eligibility, completeness, thoroughness, appropriateness and general conformance to award criteria.
  在此第一阶段评判中，评审员将评估所有参赛作品之合格性、完整性、彻底性、及与奖项标准之适合度和基本统一性。
• The legal limits of police shooting shall follow the principle of proportionality and meet the requirements of appropriateness, necessity and balance.
  民警开枪射击的法律界限，就是必须遵守比例原则，满足妥当性、必要性和均衡性的要求。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Has "the principle of appropriateness" been confronted with any difficulty in its theory and practice?
  得体原则在理论与实践中有没有碰到困境？
• Its Skopostheorie, loyalty principle and coherence principle provide an effective and forceful theoretical guidance for the justification and appropriateness of adaptation in business interpreting.
  它的目的论、忠实性法则及连贯性法则可以阐释商务口译中变译现象存在的可行性及其适度性。给商务口译变译研究提供了理论依据。
• 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 appropriateness of this approach will vary country by country.
  这种做法是否适当，将因国家而异。
• 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。