prop.er
adj.Abbr. prop.(形容词)缩写 prop.
Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting:
合适的:有适合或适应的特点的;恰当的:
例句:
the proper knife for cutting bread; not a proper moment for a joke.See Synonyms at fit
适宜切面包的刀;不是开玩笑的合适时机参见 fit
Called for by rules or conventions; correct:
准确的:规则或传统要求的;正确的:
例句:
the proper form for a business letter.
商业信函的正确格式
Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly:
合乎礼教的:严格遵循规则或传统的,尤指在社交行为方面;体面的:
例句:
a proper lady; a proper gentleman.
一位有教养的淑女;一位有教养的绅士
Belonging to one; own:
拥有的:属于某人自己的;自己的:
例句:
restored to his proper shape by the magician.
魔术师将他恢复到原形
Characteristically belonging to the being or thing in question; peculiar:
独具的:属于生物或事物的特质的;特定的:
例句:
an optical effect proper to fluids.
液体所固有的光学效果
Being within the strictly limited sense, as of a term designating something:
局限的:在严格限定意义范围之内的:
例句:
the town proper, excluding the suburbs.
严格意义上的城市不包括郊区
Ecclesiastical For use in the liturgy of a particular feast or season of the year.
【基督教会】 特定节日用的:用在一年之中特定节目的礼拜仪式中的
Mathematics Of or relating to a subset of a given set when the set has at least one element not in the subset.
【数学】 常义的:当一个数集至少有一个不在某个子集里时,这个数集的子集的,或与之有关的
Worthy of the name; true:
名副其实的:与该名称相称的;真的:
例句:
wanted a proper dinner, not just a snack.
需要一顿真正的晚餐,而不仅仅是点心而已
Out-and-out; thorough:
完全的;彻底的:
例句:
a proper whipping.
彻底的鞭打
adv.(副词)
Thoroughly:
完全地;彻底地:
例句:
beat the eggs good and proper.
彻底地捣碎鸡蛋
n.also (名词) 也作
Proper 【基督教会】
The parts of the liturgy that vary according to the particular feast or season of the year.
特定的礼仪:礼拜仪式的一部分,随一年中特定的节日或季节而变化
来源:
Middle English propre
中古英语 propre
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin proprius * see per
源自 拉丁语 proprius *参见 per
【引伸】
prop.erly
adv.(副词)
prop.erness
n.(名词)