"appropriate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 合适的
• 恰当的

Definition

当某事物对某种特定情况、目的或对象来说是合适、得体或正确的时候，就可以用appropriate。它常用来描述行为、穿着、语言或做法是否符合当时的场合。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词在正式和中性英语里都很常见。常见搭配有 'appropriate for'、'appropriate to' 和 'it is appropriate to + 动词'。它经常用来谈社会规范，如 'appropriate behavior'、'appropriate clothing'。不要和动词 'appropriate' 混淆，后者表示“擅自占用、挪用”，更少见，也更正式。

Examples

Those shoes are not appropriate for hiking.

那双鞋不**合适**去徒步。

Please wear appropriate clothing to school.

请穿**合适的**衣服去学校。

It is not appropriate to shout in the library.

在图书馆大喊是不**恰当的**。

I’m not sure that joke was appropriate for a work meeting.

我不确定那个笑话在工作会议上是否**合适**。

Can you suggest an appropriate response to his email?

你能建议一个对他那封邮件的**合适的**回复吗？

At that point, silence felt more appropriate than arguing.

在那种情况下，沉默比争论显得更**合适**。