germane
词根词缀：
germ n. 细菌（如种子般滋生繁衍）
germane adj. 关系密切的
germ 种子 + ane …的 → 来自同一品种 → 关系密切的
germinate v. 发芽
germin〔= germ〕种子 + ate 做，造成，使… → 种子萌动 → 发芽
数据来源：新东方英语词汇速记大全
相关例句：
He asks questions that are germane and central to the issue.
他问了一些与论点有密切关系的重要问题。
I shall withhold information that is germane to the situation if it is possible for me or my direct supervisor to obtain personal gain.
我应扣压资料是有密切关系的情况，如果有可能给我看，还是我的直接上司，以获取私利。
The statement was germane to the argument.
这陈述与讨论相符。
A checklist should be developed that is broad based but also germane to the product line of the manufacturer.
所建立的清单应该范围广泛，但是也需要切合制造商生产线的实际情况。
But Big Eyes raises a set of questions that seem to me especially germane to this era of Twitter and Instagram and indefatigable branding and unabashed self-promotion.
但《大眼睛》提出了一系列问题。在我看来，这些问题与这个有着Twitter、Instagram、坚持不懈的包装和不加掩饰的自我推销的时代密切相关。
He, too, growled, savagely, terribly, voicing the fear that is to life germane and that lies twisted about life's deepest roots.
他也凶猛而可怕地吼叫。吼叫声中表现出对有关生死的恐惧。这种恐惧死缠在生命的最深处。