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apropos

/ap-ruh-poh/US // ˌæp rəˈpoʊ //UK // (ˌæprəˈpəʊ) //

中肯的,中肯,中肯的说,贴切

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Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely.
    • : Obsolete. by the way.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : opportune; pertinent: apropos remarks.

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Examples

  • He brings up a term called “creative abrasion,” coined by Jerry Hirshberg, who, apropos of Tesla, was an automotive designer.

  • So, apropos of nothing, I need to ask you about one last thing.

  • There was the apropos of nothing American flag plastered everywhere.

  • Because stories have to be “apropos,” they have to come at the right moment, the right sip of wine.

  • Apropos inflation, the government could try to inflate its way out of this crisis, covering the deficit by printing money.

  • But another Dimon quote that got less attention was more apropos.

  • Going back, Liszt indulged in a little graceful badinage apropos of the concerto.

  • After the preceding article was in type, we received, in the same mail, two letters that are so apropos that we reproduce them.

  • And he said: One, whom thou art lucky not to know: and yet, his name is apropos.

  • Apropos to coffee, we all laughed heartily one day when some one recalled the verses of the poetess Druzbacka.

  • Then she said, apropos of nothing but the last of her wandering thoughts: “Have you ever seen a man killed?”