appropriate /əˈprəupriət/ adj. 适当的，恰当的：a speech appropriate to/for the occasion 一篇得体的讲话； appropriate clothes for/to the journey 适合旅行的服装 ［考句］ For many patients, institutional care is the most appropriate and beneficial form of care.对许多病人而言，公共医疗是最恰当、最有益的医疗方式。
［辨析］appropriate指非常适合于某个特殊人以及某种地位或场合等，如：This suit is appropriate for/to a secretary. proper通常指符合某个标准或习惯，如： Night is the proper time to sleep. suitable 指具有适合于某种特定场合、地位、情况等的品质，如: She was just not suitable for the job.
