appropriate
gb/əpɹˈoʊpɹiɪt/ us/əpɹˈoʊpɹiɪt/
B1
英语
~ 1000
义项
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adjective
B1
property
1
suitable or proper
Right or good for a certain situation.
用法模式：
[something] is appropriate for [situation]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'appropriate' with 'approximate' because they look similar but have unrelated meanings.
近义词
suitable (Very close in meaning; often interchangeable, but 'suitable' can be slightly more neutral.)
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proper (Similar meaning, but can sound more formal or moralistic.)
反义词
inappropriate (Direct opposite; means not suitable or proper.)
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unsuitable (Means not right for the situation, especially in practical terms.)
搭配
appropriate behavior
|appropriate clothing
|appropriate time
|appropriate response
主题
communication
|daily life
|manners
|core_vocabulary
例句
- It’s not appropriate to wear jeans to a formal wedding.
- The teacher found his comment appropriate for the discussion.
- Please choose an appropriate time to call me.
- This movie is not appropriate for young children.
学习者例句
- It is not appropriate to shout in a library.
- This dress is appropriate for the party.
- That joke is not appropriate at work.
- It is appropriate to say thank you.
动词
formal
C1
action
2
take without permission
To take something and use it as your own without asking or having the right.
用法模式：
to appropriate [something]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'allocate' (which can also use 'appropriate' in formal government contexts), but here it means taking without right.
近义词
seize (Implies taking by force or authority; can be more physical.)
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confiscate (Taking something away officially, often by authority.)
反义词
return (To give something back to its owner, the opposite of taking it.)
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relinquish (To give up possession or control voluntarily.)
搭配
appropriate funds
|appropriate resources
|appropriate land
主题
law
|politics
|ethics
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The dictator appropriated the land from local farmers.
- He was accused of appropriating company funds for personal use.
- Some artists have been criticized for appropriating cultural symbols.
学习者例句
- The king appropriated the land from the people.
- She appropriated money from the office fund.
- They appropriated ideas from another company.
动词
formal
B2
action
3
allocate for a purpose
To decide to use money or things for a special purpose.
用法模式：
to appropriate [amount] for [purpose]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this with 'take without permission', which is a different sense of the same verb.
近义词
allocate (Very close in meaning; more common in everyday use.)
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earmark (Informal or figurative way of saying setting aside resources for a purpose.)
反义词
withhold (To refuse to give or allocate resources.)
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divert (To take resources away from their intended purpose.)
搭配
appropriate funds for education
|appropriate budget for research
主题
finance
|government
|business
例句
- Congress appropriated $5 million for disaster relief.
- The committee appropriated funds to improve local infrastructure.
- The city council appropriated money for the new park.
学习者例句
- The school appropriated money for new books.
- The government appropriated funds for the new road.
- They appropriated money to build a hospital.
语法
词典原形
appropriate
IPA
GB/əpɹˈoʊpɹiɪt/
US/əpɹˈoʊpɹiɪt/
音节与重音
ap - pro - pri - ate （4 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (pro)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: appropriate
Verb
- Base: appropriate
- 3rd Person Singular: appropriates
- Present Participle: appropriating
- Past: appropriated
词族
Forms
appropriates
verb
appropriating
verb
appropriated
verb
Core family
appropriately
adverb B2
Related words
appropriateness
noun
Negative and opposite forms
inappropriate
adjective B2
inappropriately
adverb
Advanced or less common
inappropriateness
noun
appropriation
noun C1
相关表达
appropriate technology
1/əpɹˈoʊpɹiɪt tɛknˈɑləd͡ʒi/
fixed phrase
technical
technology suited to local needs
Technology that is good for the place and people using it, often cheap and easy to keep working.
例句
- The NGO promotes appropriate technology for rural farming communities.
- Windmills are an example of appropriate technology in this region.
culturally appropriate
1/kˈʌlt͡ʃɚəli əpɹˈoʊpɹiɪt/
fixed phrase
suitable in cultural context
Right or okay in a certain culture’s customs and rules.
例句
- It’s important to wear culturally appropriate clothing when visiting holy sites.
- The film sparked debate about what is culturally appropriate humor.
culturally appropriate
1/kˈʌlt͡ʃɚəli əpɹˈoʊpɹiɪt/
fixed phrase
suitable for a culture
OK in a culture; not rude or offensive
例句
- They adjusted the ad to make it culturally appropriate for the local audience.
- Teachers checked that the examples were culturally appropriate for the class.
socially appropriate
1/sˈoʊʃəli əpɹˈoʊpɹiɪt/
fixed phrase
acceptable in social situations
Good or right according to what people think is polite or okay in society.
例句
- Her speech was socially appropriate for the formal dinner.
- It’s not socially appropriate to interrupt someone while they're speaking.