apropos

英 [ˌæprəˈpəʊ]

美 [ˌæprəˈpoʊ]

prep.  关于; 至于

GRE

BNC.43069 / COCA.24888

牛津词典

prep.

• 关于；至于
  concerning or related to sb/sth
  1. Apropos (of) what you were just saying…
     至于你刚才所说的…

柯林斯词典

• PREP 关于；至于
  Something which isapropos, orapropos of, a subject or event, is connected with it or relevant to it.
  1. All my suggestions apropos the script were accepted...
     我所有有关该剧本的建议均被采纳了。
  2. George Orwell once asked, apropos of publishers, 'Why don't they just say, “We don't want your poems”?'
     乔治·奥威尔一次提及出版商时曾问道：“为什么他们不干脆说，‘我们不想要你的诗作’？”
• PREP 说到;提到
  Aproposorapropos ofis used to introduce something that you are going to say which is related to the subject you have just been talking about.
  1. Apropos Dudley Moore living in California he said, 'He loves the space, Californians have a lot of space.'
     提到住在加利福尼亚的达德利·穆尔，他说：“他喜欢开阔，加利福尼亚人的生活空间非常开阔。”
• ADJ-GRADED 恰当的;合适的
  Something that isaproposis very suitable in a particular situation.
  1. It was a verse from the book of Job. It was so apropos.
     这是摘自乔布书中的一句诗，用得非常恰当。

英英释义

adj

• of an appropriate or pertinent nature

adv

• introducing a different topic
  1. incidentally, I won't go to the party
  Synonym:by the wayby the byeincidentally
• at an opportune time
  1. your letter arrived apropos
  Synonym:seasonablytimelywell-timed

双语例句

• And apropos of space medicine, I would like to mention a new development.
  而关于太空医学，我想谈谈一种新的发展。
• All my suggestions apropos the script were accepted
  我所有有关该剧本的建议均被采纳了。
• And I think you'll find the topic that came up during that interview fairly apropos.
  我想你们可以获取到那次接见中，的话题。
• Apropos our date for lunch, I can't go.
  关于我们的午餐约会，我不能去。
• There's an allusion there to memory, which will be a little apropos for Problem Set2.
  这是一个对内存的暗示，对于习题集2来说是恰当的。
• "John was here yesterday."& "Apropos, did he mention his new job?"
  “约翰昨天来了。”&“顺便问一声，他提到他的新工作了吗？”
• They go off to a place to dream, dreaming because of and apropos of the music yet never quite listening to it.
  他们到另一个所在去梦想，他们由于有了音乐而梦想，关于音乐的梦想，但却从来不真正在听音乐。
• Is it true that you were turned out of the regiment because you were afraid to fight a duel? She asked suddenly, apropos of nothing-and her eyes flashed.
  “您是因为贪生怕死，害怕决斗，被人从步兵团赶出来的，是真的吗？”她突然吹毛求疵地问道，两只眼睛闪闪发亮。
• I should have let you drive yourself today," he announced, apropos of ".
  今天我必须让你自己开车回去。
• I thought he spoke very apropos.
  我认为他说得很中肯。