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befitting

/bih-fit-ing/US // bɪˈfɪt ɪŋ //

合适的,合宜的,合适,合宜

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : suitable; proper; becoming: planned with a befitting sense of majesty.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.appropriate

Examples

  • We have world-class players, so playing in a venue like this is befitting of their quality and caliber.

  • People’s productivity and commitment are being judged via proxies that aren’t befitting to their role, like attending a weekly virtual happy hour for five months straight.

  • As fluent in drug trade jargon as Martian, Future peppers his lyrics with interstellar imagery befitting of his far out vocals.

  • Did they live their lives in a matter befitting of our standards?

  • Despite recent attempts at democracy and modernization, Sark is full of quirks befitting its history.

  • Betty Draper burst onto the small screen with an undeniable presence befitting the wife of the enigmatic Don Draper.

  • In its place is a reemphasis on heart and humility, a principled populist simplicity befitting the first Jesuit in the office.

  • Written in a pretty hand it was—handwriting befitting a dum fine-lookin' girl like that!

  • The considerate sergeant thought this the most befitting place in which to deposit his prisoner until the moment of execution.

  • She had the august and majestic bearing befitting a queen, and is usually described in classic literature as wearing a veil.

  • He set about his preparation with the calm deliberation befitting such a tremendous enterprise.

  • She spoke in a jesting tone ill befitting the solemnity of the subject, and he answered in the same vein.