appropriate

appropriate
adjective
  1. suitable or proper in the circumstances
    适当的，合适的，恰当的
    a measure appropriate to a wartime economy.
    适合战时经济的措施。
    ■(archaic)assigned to a particular person; special; individual
    (古)属于某一个人所特有的；特殊的；个性的，个人的
    the end of her deliberation was to show general gaiety, without appropriate favour.
    她深思熟虑后决定显示一种与大家同乐的愉快心情，而不显露任何个人偏爱。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission
    挪用，侵吞，私自占有（多指未经主人许可）
    the accused had appropriated the property.
    被告侵吞了财产。
  2. devote (money or assets) to a special purpose
    拨款（以供专用）
    there can be problems in appropriating funds for legal expenses.
    拨款以支付律师费用可能有问题。
派生
appropriately
adverb
  1. [sentence adverb]appropriately, the first recital will be given at the festival.
    第一次独奏音乐会将在这一节日里举行，这样安排很妥当。
appropriateness
noun
appropriator
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English : from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare 'make one's own', from ad- 'to' + proprius 'own, proper'
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