ger·mane
adjective/dʒɜːˈmeɪn/
/dʒɜːrˈmeɪn/
[not usually before noun] (formal)- germane (to something) (of ideas, remarks, etc.) connected with something in an important or appropriate way
与…有密切关系；贴切；恰当 - remarks that are germane to the discussion
与这次讨论密切相关的评述 - The report contains matters that are germane to the case.
该报告包含与案件密切相关的事项。 - This issue may or may not be regarded as germane.
这个问题可能被认为是密切相关的，也可能不是。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: variant of german, with which it was synonymous from Middle English. The current sense has arisen from a usage in Shakespeare's Hamlet. - remarks that are germane to the discussion