apposite

Word family

ap·po·site /ˈæpəzət/ adjectiveadj formal

SUITABLEsuitable to what is happening or being discussed 适当的，恰当的，贴切的 SYN appropriate OPP inappropriate

apposite to

His observations are, indeed, apposite to the present discussion.

他的评论的确切合当前的讨论。

—appositely adverbadv

—appositeness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

apposite• Areas where safeguards developed against the backdrop of a different type of decision-making may be more efficacious and apposite.• Adequate on-line and off-line information is essential for apposite decision-making.• Refreshed, I said hi to a few filmstars, briefly joining them at their tables with a selection of apposite one-liners.• Ms. Emerson made a few brief but apposite remarks about the incident.• This book, then, makes an apposite sequel to her last novel, Le Divorce.• There is one apposite text which may be worth a closer look.

Origin apposite

(1600-1700) Latin past participle of apponere “to put near”, from ad- “to” + ponere “to put”

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