apropos

英 [ˌæprəˈpəʊ]

美 [ˌæprəˈpoʊ]

prep.  关于; 至于

GRE

BNC.43069 / COCA.24888

牛津词典

prep.

• 关于；至于
  concerning or related to sb/sth
  1. Apropos (of) what you were just saying…
     至于你刚才所说的…

柯林斯词典

• PREP 关于；至于
  Something which isapropos, orapropos of, a subject or event, is connected with it or relevant to it.
  1. All my suggestions apropos the script were accepted...
     我所有有关该剧本的建议均被采纳了。
  2. George Orwell once asked, apropos of publishers, 'Why don't they just say, “We don't want your poems”?'
     乔治·奥威尔一次提及出版商时曾问道：“为什么他们不干脆说，‘我们不想要你的诗作’？”
• PREP 说到;提到
  Aproposorapropos ofis used to introduce something that you are going to say which is related to the subject you have just been talking about.
  1. Apropos Dudley Moore living in California he said, 'He loves the space, Californians have a lot of space.'
     提到住在加利福尼亚的达德利·穆尔，他说：“他喜欢开阔，加利福尼亚人的生活空间非常开阔。”
• ADJ-GRADED 恰当的;合适的
  Something that isaproposis very suitable in a particular situation.
  1. It was a verse from the book of Job. It was so apropos.
     这是摘自乔布书中的一句诗，用得非常恰当。

英英释义

adj

• of an appropriate or pertinent nature

adv

• introducing a different topic
  1. incidentally, I won't go to the party
  Synonym:by the wayby the byeincidentally
• at an opportune time
  1. your letter arrived apropos
  Synonym:seasonablytimelywell-timed

双语例句

• Two important commands related to man are whatis and apropos.
  与man有关的两个重要的命令分别为whatis和apropos。
• And I think you'll find the topic that came up during that interview fairly apropos.
  我想你们可以获取到那次接见中，的话题。
• 'Oh, all right,'said Joe suddenly, apropos of nothing.'I'll get a move on.'
  “对了，我起来活动活动。”乔突然说了句屁话。
• Though one story does not a rebuttal make, this one story is so apropos, I am going to lead with it.
  通过这个故事也许不能完全做出反驳，但我将会用它来说明一些问题。
• It was a verse from the book of Job. It was so apropos.
  这是摘自乔布书中的一句诗，用得非常恰当。
• You look very apropos today in that suit!
  你今天穿那套衣服很得体！
• Apropos our date for lunch, I can't go.
  关于我们的午餐约会，我不能去。
• I had a long letter from my sister yesterday& apropos which, have you heard from yours recently?
  我昨天收到我妹妹一封长信&顺便问一下，你妹妹最近来过信吗？
• Apropos Dudley Moore living in California he said, 'He loves the space, Californians have a lot of space.'
  提到住在加利福尼亚的达德利·穆尔，他说：“他喜欢开阔，加利福尼亚人的生活空间非常开阔。”
• You can get a list of pthread-related man pages with apropos pthread or man-k pthread.
  您可以使用命令apropospthread或man-kpthread得到与pthread相关的使用手册。