apposite

英 ['æpəzɪt] 美['æpəzɪt]
  • adj. 适当的;贴切的

助记提示


1. ap- "to" + posit- + -e.
2. 字面含义:apply to, put to, place to, put near.
3. figuratively "well-put or applied, appropriate, fit, proper, suitable".

中文词源


apposite 很恰当的

前缀ap-同ad-. 词根pon, 放置,-s, 过去分词格, 见position.

英文词源


apposite (adj.)
1620s, "well-put or applied, appropriate," from Latin appositus "contiguous, neighboring;" figuratively "fit, proper, suitable," past participle of apponere "apply to, put near," from ad- "near" (see ad-) + ponere "to place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)).

双语例句


1. Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite.
新近发生的事情使得他的中心主题显得更加有的放矢。

来自柯林斯例句

2. This is a very apposite comparison.
这是一个非常妥帖的比喻.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. His answer was apposite.
他的回答是得当的.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. She thought in both languages, and selected the most apposite phrase from either.
她用两种语言思考,然后从中选择最贴切的一种表达。

来自柯林斯例句

5. That proverb is apposite to this case.
那谚语切合于这个情形.

来自辞典例句