appropriate

適當的、恰當的、合適的

Jeans are not appropriate attire for a job interview.

牛仔褲不是面試時的適當穿著。

相稱的、切合的常與 to、for 連用

The punishment should be appropriate to the offense.

懲罰應與過錯的輕重相稱。

挪用、侵占、占為己有貶義

He was accused of appropriating public funds for personal use.

他被指控挪用公款供個人使用。

撥款、撥出正式

Congress appropriated millions for disaster relief this year.

國會今年撥出數百萬元用於災害救助。

挪用、擅自借用多指文化元素

Critics say the designer appropriated sacred patterns from the tribe.

批評者說那位設計師挪用了該部落的神聖圖紋。