Be Appropriate To 用法详解
“Be appropriate to” 是一个常见的英语表达,用于描述某事在特定场合、对象或情境下是否合适、得体或恰当。它常用于正式或书面语中,强调行为、语言、服饰、内容等与环境或对象的匹配性。
基本结构
主语 + be + appropriate to + 名词/动名词
其中,“be” 可根据时态变化(如 is / was / are / were 等)。
常见用法示例
- The dress code is appropriate to the occasion.(着装要求符合场合。)
- His remarks were not appropriate to the formal setting.(他的言论在正式场合显得不合时宜。)
- Choose language that is appropriate to your audience.(选择适合你听众的语言。)
- This level of detail is appropriate to an academic paper.(这种详细程度适合学术论文。)
注意事项
1. “Appropriate to” 强调“与……相称”,不要与 “appropriate for” 完全混用。虽然两者有时可互换,但 “appropriate to” 更侧重于内在属性的匹配,而 “for” 常指用途或目的。
2. 在美式英语中,“appropriate for” 使用频率更高;英式英语则更接受 “appropriate to”。
近义表达
- suitable for/to
- fitting for
- proper for
- compatible with