/əˈprəʊprɪət/1
- suitable or proper in the circumstances适当的, 合适的, 恰当的：
a measure appropriate to a wartime economy.
适合战时经济的措施。
1.1
- archaic assigned to a particular person; special; individual〈古〉属于某一个人所特有的; 特殊的; 个性的, 个人的：
the end of her deliberation was to show general gaiety, without appropriate favour.
她深思熟虑后决定显示一种与大家同乐的愉快心情, 而不显露任何个人偏爱。
/əˈprəʊprɪeɪt/
with obj.
1
- take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission挪用, 侵吞, 私自占有（多指未经主人许可）：
the accused had appropriated the property.
被告侵吞了财产。
2
- devote (money or assets) to a special purpose拨款（以供专用）：
there can be problems in appropriating funds for legal expenses.
拨款以支付律师费用可能有问题。
派生词
appropriately
adverb第一次独奏音乐会将在这一节日里举行, 这样安排很妥当。
appropriateness
nounappropriator
noun词源
late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare 'make one's own'， from ad- 'to' + proprius 'own， proper'.