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

• 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。
• Apropos of higher tuition, Mr Black told the boy about the educational loans that banks are offering.
  关于学费昂贵的问题，布雷克先生告诉学生那银行可提供教育贷款。
• Apropos to the theme of the season, our lack of aptitude on defense let this one get away.
  这恰是本赛季的主题，我们防守上的拙劣又让对方赢得了比赛。
• This model can simulat the economy destruction due to earthquake and recovery post-disaster more apropos.
  这样一个动态模型可确切地描述地震对经济系统的破坏及破坏后的恢复过程。
• 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。
• Apropos our date for lunch, I can't go.
  关于我们的午餐约会，我不能去。
• 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。
• I thought he spoke very apropos.
  我认为他说得很中肯。
• 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。
• All my suggestions apropos the script were accepted
  我所有有关该剧本的建议均被采纳了。