"appropriate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 合適的
• 恰當的

Definition

當某事物對某種特定情況、目的或對象來說是合適、得體或正確的時候，就可以用appropriate。它常用來描述行為、穿著、語言或做法是否符合當時的場合。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞在正式和中性英語裡都很常見。常見搭配有 'appropriate for'、'appropriate to' 和 'it is appropriate to + 動詞'。它經常用來談社會規範，如 'appropriate behavior'、'appropriate clothing'。不要和動詞 'appropriate' 混淆，後者表示「擅自佔用、挪用」，較少見，也更正式。

Examples

Those shoes are not appropriate for hiking.

那雙鞋不**合適**去健行。

Please wear appropriate clothing to school.

請穿**合適的**衣服去學校。

It is not appropriate to shout in the library.

在圖書館大喊是不**恰當的**。

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

我不確定那個笑話在工作會議上是否**合適**。

Can you suggest an appropriate response to his email?

你能建議一個對他那封郵件的**合適的**回覆嗎？

At that point, silence felt more appropriate than arguing.

在那種情況下，沉默比爭論顯得更**合適**。