單詞
apropos
英 [,?pr?'p??; '?pr?p??]
美[,?pr?'po]
基本信息
- adj. 恰好的；適當(dāng)?shù)?/li>
- adv. 恰好地；適當(dāng)?shù)?；恰?dāng)?shù)?/li>
- prep. 關(guān)于
GRE暢通詞匯
助記提示
1. pro- + pos- => propos- "set forth, propose" => "thing said in conversation, talk; purpose, plan".
2. a- "to" + propos-.
3. 含義：opportunely, to the point or purpose, as regards.
4. from French à propos.
5. apposite <=> apropos.
2. a- "to" + propos-.
3. 含義：opportunely, to the point or purpose, as regards.
4. from French à propos.
5. apposite <=> apropos.
中文詞源
apropos 相關(guān)的
前綴a-同ad-. 前綴pro-, 向前。詞根pos, 放置，同pose. 有目的放置的，相關(guān)的。
英文詞源
- apropos (adv.)
- 1660s, "opportunely," from French à propos "to the purpose," from propos "thing said in conversation, talk; purpose, plan," from Latin propositium "purpose," past participle of proponere "to set forth, propose" (see propound). Meaning "as regards" is 1761, from French. As an adjective, "to the point or purpose," from 1690s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I thought he spoke very apropos.
- 我認(rèn)為他說(shuō)得很中肯.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. He arrived very apropos.
- 他來(lái)得很及時(shí).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. Apropos, I have something to tell you.
- 順便, 我有點(diǎn)事跟你說(shuō).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. You speak quite apropos.
- 你說(shuō)話很恰當(dāng).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. It was a verse from the book of Job. It was so apropos.
- 這是摘自喬布書中的一句詩(shī)，用得非常恰當(dāng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
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