喜樂美語
  1. 1rB2/əˈproʊpriətli/ · /əˈprəʊpriətli/適當地；恰當地；得體地

    In a way that is right for a particular time, situation, or purpose — the way you do something, wear something, or answer someone when it fits the occasion you are in.

    示範例句 · Example

    Everyone arrived appropriately dressed for the hiking trip — long trousers, old shoes, and a hat.

    逐字每個人都適當地穿著抵達那趟健行——長褲、舊鞋子和一頂帽子。

    appropriately 說的是「你做的事跟這個場合對上了」。可以想成兩邊要疊在一起：一邊是場合（音樂會、爬山、寫給老師的信），另一邊是你的做法，疊得起來就是 appropriately。所以它旁邊常常會出現場合，例如 appropriately dressed for the weather（照天氣穿得剛剛好）。它跟 correctly 不一樣：correctly 是「有標準答案，而你答對了」，appropriately 是「好幾種做法都行，而你挑了最合這個場合的那個」。

    常見搭配

    • appropriately dressed

      穿得合場合；穿著得體

      wearing clothes that fit the place or the occasion

      The guests were appropriately dressed for the garden party.

    • appropriately enough

      說來也真剛好；很應景地

      used to point out that something fits the situation surprisingly well

      The bakers met, appropriately enough, in a room that smelled of fresh bread.

    • respond appropriately

      做出合適的回應

      to answer or react in a way that fits what happened

      A good guide listens first, then responds appropriately.

    • behave appropriately

      舉止合宜

      to act in the way a place or an occasion asks for

      The children behaved appropriately throughout the ceremony.

    • appropriately named

      取了個名副其實的名字

      given a name that fits what something is or does

      The appropriately named Sunrise Cafe opens at five in the morning.

    意思相反

    inappropriatelyunsuitablywrongly

core核心畫面

One way to picture it: a lid that matches the pot. The thing itself is not good or bad — it just fits this particular container, this particular moment. Wear a suit to a wedding and it fits; wear the same suit to the beach and nothing changed about the suit, only the occasion it was dropped into.

「蓋子剛好蓋上那個鍋子」。東西本身沒有好壞，只是它剛好貼合眼前這個場合、這個對象、這個目的。同一套西裝，穿去婚禮是合的，穿去海邊就不合了——西裝沒變，變的是它被放進去的那個場合。appropriately 描述的一直是這個「對得上」的關係，而不是東西本身的品質。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

意思相反

inappropriatelyunsuitablywrongly

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

appropriatelyadv

  • 1

    In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.

    • He closes the foreword by acknowledging that his proposals would have far-reaching impacts on railway staff, communities and industry - and passes the buck onto government to ensure that these consequences are managed appropriately.

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