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常用于表示某人或某物有做某事的倾向。
She is apt to forget her keys.
她容易忘带钥匙。
倾向于;易于
易遭受;容易遇到(坏事)的;聪颖的;机敏的;(通常后接to)自然倾向于;易遭受通常不愉快的事情;思维敏捷且足智多谋
naturally inclined or disposed; having a tendency to do something (usually followed by 'to')
常与to连用,表示自然倾向或习惯。
(通常后接to)自然倾向于
(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
易遭受通常不愉快的事情
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
思维敏捷且足智多谋
mentally quick and resourceful; ; -Bram Stoker
Drivers are apt to miss small road signs in heavy rain.
在暴雨中,驾驶员容易错过小的路标。
用法提示:apt 作表语形容词,后接不定式,表示‘容易、倾向于’。
AI contextual example
My phone is apt to overheat when I use it for a long time.
我的手机在我长时间使用时容易过热。
用法提示:此处 apt 形容词加不定式,说明手机容易发生某种情况。
AI contextual example
Teenagers are apt to spend hours on social media.
青少年容易在社交媒体上花费数小时。
用法提示:apt 作‘易于’讲,和 to 连用引出可能的行为。
AI contextual example
常用于表示某人或某物有做某事的倾向。
She is apt to forget her keys.
她容易忘带钥匙。
用作定语,表示‘恰当的、贴切的’。
That was an apt remark.
那是个恰当的评论。
grammar · medium
易错句子He apt to forget.
正确表达He is apt to forget.
学生误将“apt”当作动词使用,实际上它是形容词,需要搭配系动词“be”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is apt for making mistakes.
正确表达He is apt to make mistakes.
“apt”后应接不定式“to do”表示“易于做某事”,而非介词“for”加动名词。
prone 常倾向于负面或不良结果,而 apt 更中性,指天生或固有的倾向。
likely 表示基于证据或推理的可能性,不强调内在倾向;apt 强调固有的习性。
adept 与 apt 发音相似,但意思完全不同;adept 意为熟练,后接 at/in,而 apt 表示倾向,后接 to。
易于,有…的倾向
He is apt to forget things.
他容易忘事。
聪明的学生
She was an apt pupil, learning quickly.
她是个聪明的学生,学得很快。
恰当的评论
He made an apt remark about the situation.
他对情况做了恰当的评论。
恰当的描述
That is an apt description of the problem.
那是对问题的一个恰当描述。
恰当的例子
This is an apt example of the theory.
这是该理论的一个恰当例子。
易于做某事;倾向于做某事
He is apt to forget his keys.
他常常忘记带钥匙。
擅长
She is apt at learning languages.
她擅长学习语言。
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