appropriation
/əˌprəʊprɪˈeɪʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action of taking 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 appropriation of parish funds.
挪用教会堂区基金。
1.1
- often derogatory the artistic practice or technique of reworking images from well-known paintings, photographs, or other works in one's own work〈常贬〉艺术挪用（借用绘画、摄影名作或其他作品中的形象在自己作品中将其重新加工的做法或技巧）; 艺术借鉴。
2
- a sum of money or total of assets devoted to a special purpose专用款项, 专用资金; 专用资产。
词源
late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatio（n-）, from appropriare 'make one's own' （see APPROPRIATE）.