apposite
/ap-uh-zit, uh-poz-it/US // ˈæp ə zɪt, əˈpɒz ɪt //UK // (ˈæpəzɪt) //
恰当的,恰如其分,恰如其分的,适宜的
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt: an apposite answer.
Synonyms & Antonyms
adj.pertinent
Antonyms
Examples
These remarks, as will appear in the sequel, are apposite to the parties which I am about to introduce to the reader.
This, from him, so unexpectedly apposite, had the effect upon her of a Providential interposition.
This prophecy was strengthened by apposite quotations showing the existing drift of opinion in the United States.
Yet that it was eminently apposite is evident from the whole course of the subsequent discussions.
To borrow an apposite expression from M. Texte, it is an organism whose evolution has accomplished its course.
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