appropriated

动词 appropriate:

1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
   同义词：allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve
2. take possession of by force, as after an invasion
   同义词：appropriate, capture, seize, conquer

形容词 appropriated:

1. taken without permission or consent especially by public authority
   同义词：condemned, confiscate, confiscated, seized, taken over

1. Upon reaching an appropriate age, children are encouraged, but not forced, to "leave the nest".
   一达到适当的年龄，孩子们就被鼓励，而不是被强迫，"离开老窝"。
2. The government has appropriated a large sum of money for building hospitals.
   政府为修建医院拨出了大笔款项。
3. The minister was found to have appropriated government money.
   部长被查出挪用了公款。
4. Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
   简单朴素的衣服适合在学校里穿。