詞根來自拉丁語的propr 意為one's own。 (*拉丁文proprius(=proper,own)——英文字根字典) 1.propriety (自身所固有的性質(zhì)propr(=one's own)) n.(行為等的)得體;妥當;適當;禮貌;(pl.)禮儀,禮節(jié) proper adj. 合適的,妥當;有禮貌的;本身的 properly adv.合適地;有禮貌地;徹底地 proprietor n.所有者;經(jīng)營者;房東 proprietorship n.所有權(quán)《-ship = 抽象名詞后綴》 I question the propriety of his promoting his own son to V.P. at such an early age. 我懷疑他將自己如此年輕的兒子提升為副總裁是否妥當。 2.appropriate v.占用,挪用,盜用;撥出(款項等) adj.適合的,適當?shù)?*ap < ad(=to,near) Don't appropriate other's ideas. 不要盜用別人的見解。 appropriate $500,000 for the new school buildings 為建新校舍撥款50萬美元 The legislature appropriated the funds for the university.州議會為那所大學撥了款。 Sports clothes are not appropriate for a formal wedding.運動服不適合正式的婚禮。 3.appropriation n.私用,挪用(資金);撥給的費用 *ap<ad(=to,near) make an appropriation for payment of debts 為了償還債務(wù)而支出 4.expropriate v.沒收(財產(chǎn));征用(土地等的)使用權(quán);奪取所有權(quán) *ex(=out,away) expropriation n.沒收;征用 5.impropriety n.不適當;不正當?shù)男袨?;錯誤的詞句《im- = in- =not》 6.misappropriate v.誤用;侵占;盜用(不當?shù)厥褂茫秏is- = wrong》 misappropriation n.誤用;侵占;盜用