Apropos
[,æprə'pəʊ;'æprəpəʊ] or [,æprə'po]
同義詞及近義詞：
a. [Fr.] Opportune, seasonable, timely, fit, suitable, apt, apposite, to the point, to the purpose, just the thing, quite the thing.
ad. Opportunely, seasonably, to the purpose.
贝丽尔整理
解釋/意思:
adv. to the purpose: appropriately: in reference to (with to and of).—adj. opportune.
校對:米里亚姆
例句/造句/用法:
- Apropos of that little piece, said I, I wish Livius would play the songs, and sing them to us. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Apropos of Christ Church. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Apropos, he added, you told Frederick that I walked about the turnpike looking for you, and that, no doubt, to make him laugh at me? 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Apropos, I had almost forgotten to tell you of my new conquest of Lord Bective, who is really very humble, civil, and attentive to me. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Besides my poor brother Augustus is going mad for you, Harriette, and, apropos of him, you really treat him very ill. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Apropos to marriage, duke, how do you like it? 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Apropos of producing, let somebody produce that at its address, and produce the answer here. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- How very apropos you are arrived, I remarked. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Having scarcely joined in the conversation before, it was not apropos to do it now. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Nearly always they spoke as this boy did now; suddenly and apropos of the mention of the town and always you said, What barbarians. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Apropos, Mr. Brummell, said I turning to him. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
校對:米里亚姆