proper

/prop-er/US // ˈprɒp ər //UK // (ˈprɒpə) //

适当的,适当,恰当的,恰当

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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- : adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- : conforming to established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous: a very proper young man.
- : fitting; right: It was only proper to bring a gift.
- : strictly belonging or applicable: the proper place for a stove.
- : belonging or pertaining exclusively or distinctly to a person, thing, or group.
- : strict; accurate: proper pronunciation.
- : in the strict sense of the word: Shellfish do not belong to the fishes proper. Is the school within Boston proper or in the suburbs?
- : Grammar. designating a particular person or thing and written in English with an initial capital letter, as Joan, Chicago, Monday, American.having the force or function of a proper name: a proper adjective.
- : normal or regular.
- : belonging to oneself or itself; own.
- : Chiefly British Informal. complete or thorough: a proper thrashing.
- : Ecclesiastical. used only on a particular day or festival: the proper introit.
- : Heraldry. depicted in its natural colors: an oak tree proper.
- : Informal. excellent; capital; fine.good-looking or handsome.
- : Mathematics. not equal to the whole set.
- : Archaic. of good character; respectable.

adv.副词 adverb

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- : Informal. thoroughly; completely.

n.名词 noun

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- : Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.suitable

Synonyms

appropriate适当的,适当,恰当的,适宜的 convenient方便,方便的,便利,便捷 decent合适的,像样的,体面的,正经的 fitting契合,适宜,适宜的,拟合 good很好,不错,好,好的 legitimate合法的,合法,合理,合理的 useful有用的,有用,好用,好用的 able能够,有能力的,可以,能够的 applicable适用,适用的,适用于,适用性 apt适当的,合适的,适当,恰当的 au fait懂事,懂行,合适的,懂行的 becoming成为,成为了,变成,变成了 befitting合适的,合宜的,合适,合宜 capable有能力,能够,有能力的,有能力的人 competent主管,主管的,主管部门,主管人员 desired希望,需要,所需的,期望 felicitous可爱的,勤奋的,勤奋,勤快 fit适合,适应,合适的,合身 happy快乐,幸福,开心,快乐的 just只是,就是,仅仅是,就 meet满足,遇见,遇到,迎接 qualified合格的,合格,符合条件的,有资格 right对,正确,权利,对的 suited适合,适合的,适宜的,适用于 true真,真心,真诚,真诚的

Antonyms

improper不恰当的,不正当的,不当的,不适当的 inappropriate不合适,不合适的,不适当,不恰当 unfitting不合适的,不合时宜,不合适,不适当的 unseemly不伦不类的,不伦不类,不体面的,不雅观的 unsuitable不合适的,不合适,不适合,不适当的 unsuited不合适的,不合适,不适合的,不适合 crass粗鲁的,粗鲁,粗俗,粗俗的 crude粗略的,粗鲁的,粗陋的,粗略 general一般,总体,普通,一般情况 incorrect不正确,不正确的,不对,错误的 misbehaving不良行为,不当行为,不良反应,不良品行 objectionable令人反感的,令人不快的,令人讨厌的,令人不快 substandard不合格的,不合格,不达标,不达标的 unacceptable不可接受的,不可接受,不能接受,不能接受的 unconventional非常规的,非传统的,非传统意义上的,非传统

adj.mannerly, decent

Synonyms

correct正确的,正确,纠正,更正 moral道德,道德的,道义上的,道德上 polite以礼相待,以客为尊,以礼待人 precise准确,精确,准确的,精密 respectable可敬的,可敬,尊贵的,尊敬的 becoming成为,成为了,变成,变成了 befitting合适的,合宜的,合适,合宜 by the book按书上说的,按书上的说法,按书上说的做,按书上说的那样 by the numbers数字,数字显示,数字化,数字上看 comely舒适的,舒适,乖巧的,乖巧 comme il faut理应如此,理当如此,理所当然,理所应当 conforming符合要求的,符合的,符合,符合要求 de rigueur严格意义上的,适当的,惯例,规矩的 decorous装饰性的,装饰性,装饰的,装饰 demure腼腆,假正经的,假正经,假装 genteel文雅,文雅的,文绉绉的,文诌诌 in line一行,排队,排队的,排队等候中的 kosher犹太教,洁食,犹太教徒,洁净的 nice不错的,很好,很好的,不错 priggish假冒的,傲慢的人,傲慢无礼,傲慢的 prim底漆,底层,骁将,初步 prissy娇气的,娇气,娘娘腔,娘娘腔的 prudish假正经的,假正经,小心翼翼,假正经的人 punctilious彬彬有礼,彬彬有礼的,拘谨,拘谨的人 puritanical清教徒,清教徒的,清教徒教徒,虔诚的 refined精致,精致的,精制,精制的 right对,正确,权利,对的 seemly貌似,看起来,似乎,貌合神离 solid固体,坚实的,实体,扎实 square正方形,正方形的,正方,正直 stone石头,石材,石块,石料 straight直,直接,笔直的,直的 strait-laced狭隘的,狭义的,狭路相逢,拮据的 stuffy闷闷不乐,闷热,闷,闷热的

Antonyms

bad不好,坏的,坏,不好的 corrupt贪污,堕落,腐败,贪腐 dishonest不诚实的,不诚实,不忠实的,不诚信的 imprecise不精确的,不精确,不准确的,不准确 inaccurate不准确的,不准确,不精确的,不确切的 inexact不精确的,不确切的,不精确,不确切 crass粗鲁的,粗鲁,粗俗,粗俗的 crude粗略的,粗鲁的,粗陋的,粗略 general一般,总体,普通,一般情况 improper不恰当的,不正当的,不当的,不适当的 incorrect不正确,不正确的,不对,错误的 misbehaving不良行为,不当行为,不良反应,不良品行 objectionable令人反感的,令人不快的,令人讨厌的,令人不快 substandard不合格的,不合格,不达标,不达标的 unacceptable不可接受的,不可接受,不能接受,不能接受的 unconventional非常规的,非传统的,非传统意义上的,非传统 unsuitable不合适的,不合适,不适合,不适当的

adj.conventional, correct

Synonyms

accurate准确,准确的,准确无误,精确 exact确实,精确的,精准的,确实的 formal正式的,正式,正式场合 precise准确,精确,准确的,精密 usual通常,通常情况下,通常的,寻常 absolute绝对的,绝对 accepted接受,接受的,已接受,被接受 arrant荩荩,荩忱,荩文,荩星 complete完整的,完整,完全,完成 consummate圆满,完美的,圆满的,精湛的 customary习惯性的,习惯,习俗,习惯性 decorous装饰性的,装饰性,装饰的,装饰 established设立了,建立的,设立的,建立了 free of error没有错误,无差错,无误,无错 on target目标上,目标,目标上的,目标一致 on the button按钮上,在按钮上,按钮上的,的按钮上 on the nose在鼻子上,鼻子上的,鼻子上,鼻头上的 on the right track在正确的轨道上,在正确的道路上,走在正确的道路上,在正确的方向上 orthodox正统的,正统,正统派,正统主义 out-and-out不折不扣的,彻底的,不折不扣,彻头彻尾的 right对,正确,权利,对的 unmistaken无误,无误的,无意中,无疑 utter彻底的,彻底地,彻底解决,出声

Antonyms

careless粗心大意,漫不经心,粗心,粗心大意的 false假的,虚假,错误,错误的 imprecise不精确的,不精确,不准确的,不准确 inaccurate不准确的,不准确,不精确的,不确切的 inexact不精确的,不确切的,不精确,不确切 questionable有问题的,有问题,值得怀疑的,有疑问的 crass粗鲁的,粗鲁,粗俗,粗俗的 crude粗略的,粗鲁的,粗陋的,粗略 general一般,总体,普通,一般情况 improper不恰当的,不正当的,不当的,不适当的 incorrect不正确,不正确的,不对,错误的 misbehaving不良行为,不当行为,不良反应,不良品行 objectionable令人反感的,令人不快的,令人讨厌的,令人不快 substandard不合格的,不合格,不达标,不达标的 unacceptable不可接受的,不可接受,不能接受,不能接受的 unconventional非常规的,非传统的,非传统意义上的,非传统 unsuitable不合适的,不合适,不适合,不适当的

adj.individual, personal

Synonyms

special特殊,特别,特殊的,特别的 specific具体,特定的,特定,具体的 characteristic特性,特征,特点,特色 distinctive独特的,有特色的,独特,独一无二的 idiosyncratic特异性,特异性的,特异功能,特有的 own自己的,拥有,自己,属于自己的 particular特别是,特别,特别的,特别说明 peculiar奇特的,独特的,特殊的,奇特 private私营,私有,私立,私家 respective各自的,各自,各自的情况,各个

Antonyms

crass粗鲁的,粗鲁,粗俗,粗俗的 crude粗略的,粗鲁的,粗陋的,粗略 general一般,总体,普通,一般情况 improper不恰当的,不正当的,不当的,不适当的 incorrect不正确,不正确的,不对,错误的 misbehaving不良行为,不当行为,不良反应,不良品行 objectionable令人反感的,令人不快的,令人讨厌的,令人不快 substandard不合格的,不合格,不达标,不达标的 unacceptable不可接受的,不可接受,不能接受,不能接受的 unconventional非常规的,非传统的,非传统意义上的,非传统 unsuitable不合适的,不合适,不适合,不适当的

Examples

Self-isolation in combination with easily available testing could be an excellent way to tamp down both viruses—according to epidemiologists, proper testing is a big factor in helping us return to relative normality.
You know, being able to tell right away if there’s irregular activity and report it to the proper authorities, that’s really an important part of the role that we play.
Other vaccines bring in a unique, representative piece of the virus—a protein or a polysaccharide—that isn’t harmful, but still inspires the proper immune response.
They will also touch on new forecasting abilities with Google Analytics that have just been launched and proper measurement.
Besides, proper implementation of VSM enables the following benefits.
We need to recover and grow the idea that the proper answer to bad speech is more and better speech.
He could deliver a quick, effective speech, or hold a proper press conference.
And so, he says he left prison without proper ID, just his release papers and the “dress-out gear” he was given by the state.
But those incidents are due to mistakes and leaks, not proper fracking procedures.
A portrait of him was done once in which the collar point was made to sit in its proper place.
She herself had worn them in her youth, and they were the proper bonnets for "growing girls."
That it is a reasonable and proper thing to ask our statesmen and politicians: what is going to happen to the world?
And this summer it seemed to her that she never would be able to take proper care of her nestful of children.
Seen thus poverty became rather a blessing than a curse, or at least a dispensation prescribing the proper lot of man.
Not only are they required to do things in a proper orderly manner, but people have to treat them with due deference.

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