Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #259
meet
/miːt/
adjective
合适的；恰当的
核心释义
being precisely fitting and right
- 1.
恰当的；正合适的
being precisely fitting and right
恰当的；正合适的；适宜的；合适的
用法In use
It is meet and proper to respect our elders.
用法提示：这里'meet'作形容词，表示'适当的、合适的'。
Such behavior is not meet for a gentleman.
用法提示：'meet'作为形容词，表示'恰当的，与场合相符的'。
They considered it meet to give thanks.
用法提示：'meet'作形容词，意为'适宜的'。
be meet for sb/sth
meet for 表示“对……合适、相称”，属正式书面用法，日常英语中更常用 suitable 或 fitting。
The punishment was meet for the crime.
这一惩罚与所犯的过错是相称的。
it is meet that sb (should) do sth
这是正式或文学性表达，that 从句中常用 should，也可省略 should 直接用动词原形。
It is meet that we should honor those who served.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- meet and right
- 恰当而正当的
- It is meet and right to give thanks for what we have.为我们所拥有的一切而感恩是恰当而正当的。
- meet and proper
- 得体而恰当的
- It is meet and proper to show respect for the elderly.对年长者表示尊敬是得体而恰当的。
- it is meet that
- ……是恰当的
- It is meet that we should honour those who served.我们应当尊敬那些服过役的人是恰当的。
- meet for [noun]
- 适合……的
- The old hall was meet for such a solemn gathering.这座古老的大厅适合这样庄严的集会。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
此形容词为古语/书面语，意为‘合适的’或‘适当的’。通常作表语，用于‘it is meet (for someone) to do something’结构。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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