appropriate

单词辨析:

convenient appropriate proper 【导航词义:方便的,合适的】
convenient adj. 方便的,合宜的
〔辨析〕

指对某人来说很方便的,能省时省力省事的。

〔例证〕

Will it be convenient for you to come this afternoon?

你今天下午来方便吗?

You'll find it very convenient to pay by credit card.

你会发现用信用卡付款非常便利。

We must arrange a convenient time and place for the seminar.

我们必须为这次研讨会安排一个合适的时间和地点。

appropriate adj. 合适的
〔辨析〕

指适合某一时间、情况、目的等的,常后接介词 for/to。

〔例证〕

The situation is not appropriate for an attack.

形势不适合进攻。

We want an education system that is more appropriate to the needs of the students.

我们希望有一种更切合学生需求的教育制度。

It is appropriate to let him do the job.

让他来做这份工作是合适的。

proper adj. 合适的,恰当的
〔辨析〕

指正确而恰当的,侧重于符合某种标准或习惯,用于此义时只作定语。

〔例证〕

Make sure that everything is in its proper place.

务必把每样东西都放在恰当的位置。

She wore proper clothes for the party.

她穿着适合聚会的服装。

You have to know the proper way to clean your teeth.

你必须知道刷牙的正确方法。

相关例句:

In the circumstances, Paisley's plans looked highly appropriate.

佩斯利所拟定的计划在当时的情况下看来非常恰当。

I decided I would go to the Archive the next day and look up the appropriate issue.

我决定第二天去档案馆查找对应的问题。

They must do the appropriate safety testing or face recalls, financial penalties, and litigation.

他们必须做恰当的安全性测试或面对召回,经济处罚和法律诉讼。

It seemed an appropriate place to end somehow

不知怎的,似乎是到了该结束的合适时机了。

It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list

名单上大部分是爱尔兰名字,这没什么不合适的。

Most vacancies are at senior level, requiring appropriate qualifications.

大多数空缺属于高层职位,要求具备相应的资历。