Appropriate



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 拨款; 盗用; adj. 恰当的

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (-ated; -ating)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare, from Latin ad- + proprius own
• Date: 15th century
• 1. to take exclusive possession of ; annex no one should appropriate a common benefit
• 2. to set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use appropriate money for the research program
• 3. to take or make use of without authority or right
• • appropriable adjective
• • appropriator noun

II. adjective

• Date: 15th century
• especially suitable or compatible ; fitting an appropriate responseremarks appropriate to the occasion
• Synonyms: see fit
• • appropriately adverb
• • appropriateness noun

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