appropriate

适当的、恰当的、合适的

Jeans are not appropriate attire for a job interview.

牛仔裤不是面试时的适当穿著。

相称的、切合的常与 to、for 连用

The punishment should be appropriate to the offense.

惩罚应与过错的轻重相称。

挪用、侵占、占为己有贬义

He was accused of appropriating public funds for personal use.

他被指控挪用公款供个人使用。

拨款、拨出正式

Congress appropriated millions for disaster relief this year.

国会今年拨出数百万元用于灾害救助。

挪用、擅自借用多指文化元素

Critics say the designer appropriated sacred patterns from the tribe.

批评者说那位设计师挪用了该部落的神圣图纹。