Word · Frequency #20118
apposite
恰当的；贴切的；合适的
核心释义
Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the situation.
- 1.
极其恰当或相关；非常适合该场合或与某事物相关。
Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
- 2.
相对于另一物体静止放置,无论是并排、面对面、背靠背,还是三维上的并列。
Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
- 3.
相关的,同源的。
Related, homologous.
相关的；同源的；并列的；并置的；极其恰当或相关；非常适合该场合或与某事物相关。；相对于另一物体静止放置,无论是并排、面对面、背靠背,还是三维上的并列。；相关的,同源的。
用法In use
Her comment about the budget was apposite to our discussion.
用法提示：apposite 作表语，与介词 to 连用，表示“贴切的、恰当的”。
The teacher gave an apposite example to explain the difficult grammar rule.
用法提示：apposite 作定语修饰 example，表示“恰当的、合适的”。
I think his question is particularly apposite in this context.
用法提示：apposite 作表语，强调与某个场合或话题高度相关。
be apposite to sth
apposite 后接 to 时，强调与某个话题、讨论或事物密切相关。
Her comments were apposite to the discussion.
她的评论非常切合这次讨论。
be apposite for sth
apposite 后接 for 时，强调适合某个场合或目的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- apposite remark
- 恰当的话语；中肯的评论
- His apposite remark ended the debate.他恰当的话语结束了辩论。
- apposite example
- 贴切的例子
- The teacher gave an apposite example to explain the rule.老师举了一个贴切的例子来解释这条规则。
- apposite quotation
- 恰当的引语
- She opened her speech with an apposite quotation from Confucius.她用一句恰当的孔子语录开始了演讲。
- particularly apposite
- 特别贴切；尤其合适
- This metaphor is particularly apposite in the current context.这个比喻在当前语境下特别贴切。
- apposite comparison
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
apposite = 贴切恰当；联想 'a-pos-ite'，放到合适的位置（pos）就贴切。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、speeches、academic discourse apposite 通常用于正式场合，表示“极其恰当、贴切”，多出现在正式写作、演讲或学术讨论中，日常口语里较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
无常用同韵词。opposite、composite 与 apposite 共享 -posite 拼写，但重读元音不同（/ɒ/ 对 /æ/），不押韵；requisite 和 appetite 只是拼写部分相似，发音差异更大。记 apposite 意为“恰切的”，勿与 opposite（相反的）混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.