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

• 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。
• The appropriateness of this approach will vary country by country.
  这种做法是否适当，将因国家而异。
• 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。
• An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
  审计工作还包括评价管理层选用会计政策的恰当性和作出会计估计的合理性，以及评价财务报表的总体列报。
• The appropriateness of physical contact varies between different cultures too.
  身体接触的情况也因文化的不同而不同。
• Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness.
  缺乏协调、相容性或者适当性。
• Based on a research into the linguistic corpus collected individually, this paper illustrates why appropriateness is the supreme pragmatic principle.
  本文依据对个人语料库的研究，阐明为何得体为语用的最高原则。
• Appropriateness of the entity's organizational structure, and its ability to provide the necessary information flow to manage its activities.
  企业组织结构的合理性，和它提供管理活动所必须的信息流的能力。