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ap·pro·pri·ate AHD[ə-prōʹprē-ĭt] D.J.[əˈprəʊpriːɪt]K.K.[əˈpropriɪt]adj.(形容词)- Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.适合于…的:适合于某特定的人,条件,事件或地点的;适宜的
v.tr.(及物动词)ap.pro.pri.at.ed, ap.pro.pri.at.ing, ap.pro.pri.ates[-āt'] - To set apart for a specific use:拨出:拨出作特殊用途:appropriating funds for education.拨款作教育基金
- To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission:挪用,窃用:为自己独自占有或使用,常未经许可:Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it.李擅自拿走我尚未阅读的报纸并从不归还
- Middle English appropriat 中古英语 appropriat
- from Late Latin appropriātus [past participle of] appropriāre [to make one's own] 源自 后期拉丁语 appropriātus appropriāre的过去分词 [成为自己的]
- Latin ad- [ad-] 拉丁语 ad- [前缀,表“朝,向”]
- Latin proprius [own] * see per 1拉丁语 proprius [自己的] * 参见 per 1
approʹpriately adv.(副词)approʹpriateness n.(名词)approʹpria'tive AHD[-ā'tĭv] (形容词)approʹpria'tor n.(名词)appropriate, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, preempt, usurp- The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to seize for oneself or as one's right": 与此动词共有的中心含义是“为自己取得或作为某人的权利”: appropriated the family car;挪用家族的汽车;arrogating to himself the most interesting tasks;为他自己取得最有趣的任务;commandeered a plane for the escape;征用一架飞机以逃走;confiscating alien property;征用外国财产;preempted the glory for herself;为她自己抢占荣誉;usurped the throne. See also Synonyms at allocate ,fit 1篡取王位 参见同义词 allocate,fit1
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