单词
apposite
英 ['?p?z?t]
美['?p?z?t]
基本信息
- adj. 适当的；贴切的
TEM8GRE畅通词汇
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".
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
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