apt
/æpt/adjective
1
- appropriate or suitable in the circumstances合适的, 适宜的; 恰当的:
an apt description of her nature.
对她本性的恰当描述。
2
- predic., with infinitive having a tendency to do something有…的倾向:
he is apt to be swayed by irrational considerations.
他容易受非理性考虑的影响。
3
- quick to learn敏于学习的:
she proved an apt pupil.
她证明自己是一个敏于学习的学生。
派生词
aptly
adverbaptness
noun词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'suited, appropriate'): from Latin aptus 'fitted, past participle of apere 'fasten'.