appertain
/ˌæpəˈteɪn/verb
no obj.
1
appertain to
relate to; concern与…有关联; 涉及：the answers generally appertain to improvements in standard of service.
回答大多与提高服务水平有关。
2
- be appropriate or applicable适合, 适用：
the institutional arrangements which appertain under the system.
在现有制度下的机构安排。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French apertenir, from late Latin appertinere, from ad- 'to' + Latin pertinere 'to pertain'.