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

• Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness.
  缺乏协调、相容性或者适当性。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You have heard testimony from people with widely divergent backgrounds, and also widely divergent views about the appropriateness and effectiveness of the WHO response.
  你们听到了背景差异很大的人士提供的证词，还听到了针对世卫组织应对工作的适当性和有效性问题所表达的大相径庭的观点。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。