proper
['prɔpə]
adj.合适的, 正当的, 真正的
例句与用法:
She hadn't had a proper holiday for years.
多年来她都没有过真正的假期。
His mother has trained him to be a very proper young man.
他的母亲已经把他训练成循规蹈矩的人。
The pages aren't in proper order.
这些页数次序不对。
词形变化:
副词: properly | 名词: properness |
详细释义:
a.
1. 适合的, 恰当的[Z][+to-v][+that]
He wondered whether it would be proper to knock at her door.
他不知道敲她的门是否恰当。
2. 合乎体统的, 循规蹈矩的; 正派的, 高尚的
Many young people think old people are too proper.
许多年轻人认为老人太循规蹈矩。
3. 【口】真的[B]
What Tom wants is a proper dog.
汤姆想要的是一只真的狗。
4. 严格意义上的, 本身的[Z][A]
How large is the city proper?
市区本身有多大?
5. 【英】【口】完完全全的, 彻底的[Z][B]
6. 特有的, 独特的[F][(+to)]
The custom is proper to the island.
这个风俗是这个岛上特有的。
7. 【语】专有的