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单词 apt
释义

apt

1 of 2

adjective

ˈapt How to pronounce apt (audio)
1
: unusually fitted or qualified : ready
proved an apt tool in the hands of the conspirators
2
a
: having a tendency : likely
plants apt to suffer from drought
b
: ordinarily disposed : inclined
apt to accept what is plausible as true
3
: suited to a purpose
especially : being to the point
an apt quotation
4
: keenly intelligent and responsive
an apt pupil
aptness
ˈap(t)-nəs How to pronounce apt (audio)
noun

apt

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
apartment
2
aptitude

Synonyms

Adjective

  • given
  • inclined
  • prone
  • tending
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Example Sentences

Adjective “Stripe” is an apt name for the cat, since she has striped fur. that dog is apt to run off if you don't put him on a leash
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
But when the question of how people pleasers care for themselves comes up, Campbell finds that songwriting provides apt opportunity. Niko Stratis, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2022 Though Manchester was not the first choice for the 2022 gathering (plans for Tokyo had to be shelved due to ongoing Covid-19 travel restrictions in Japan), the new location was an apt alternative. Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Sep. 2022 This particular spread is for the brand's new The Bold lipstick formula — an apt descriptor for the young pop star and the 12 bullet, satin lipsticks, available in various shades of red and pink. Gabi Thorne, Allure, 26 Aug. 2022 That’s what made Fuhrmann’s turn as Esther so grimly apt the first time around. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2022 But it’s an apt model of how the Netherlands is refashioning nursing home care with creativity, flexibility, and help from an army of everyday people. Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 The reason for that durability is that chip makers are less apt to cut R&D budgets during sales downturns, since doing so can put future products and sales at risk. Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 While the former president meant to link the FBI’s actions with those of the Watergate burglars, the question is apt for other reasons. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 Directors working with their own material are apt to create a more unified and personalized movie. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, borrowed from Latin aptus "fastened, connected, prepared, in good order, good (at doing something), suitable, fitting," past participle of apio, apere "to join, connect," of uncertain origin

Note: Though the presumed participle aptus is well-attested in Latin, the simple verb apere is known only from the lexicographical comments of the Roman grammarian Sextus Pompeius Festus. Possibly related on phonetic grounds to apere are the verbs coepī, coepisse "to begin" (attested only in the perfect) and apīscor, apīscī "to seize hold of, grasp, obtain, secure." The Latin complex is conventionally linked with Sanskrit ā́pa and Avestan āpa "has reached," Sanskrit āpnóti "reaches, overtakes," and Hittite epzi "seizes, captures," and appanzi "(they) seize," from an alleged Indo-European verbal base *h1ep- "seize" (with the perfects in Latin and Sanskrit the outcome of a reduplicated *h1e-h1(o)p-). However, if the primary meaning of the Latin verb is "join," which appears likely (cf. cōpula "bond, fastening," from *co-ap-ula; see couple entry 1), then apīscī and coepī appear semantically too distant (unless, in an inchoative and middle derivative the sense "join oneself to" led to "seize hold of, obtain"?). If apere/aptus is unrelated to apīscī and coepī, another possible point of relation would be Hittite hāpzi "joins, attaches," going back to Indo-European *h2ep-. (This would also ease the difficulty of accounting for the vocalism a- in Latin, at least in apere if not in apīscī.)

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

apt

adjective

ˈapt How to pronounce apt (audio)
1
: having a tendency : likely
He is apt to become angry over small things.
2
: just right : suitable
an apt reply
3
: quick to learn
a student apt in arithmetic

apt

adjective

1
as in prone
having a tendency to be or act in a certain way that dog is apt to run off if you don't put him on a leash

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • prone
  • inclined
  • tending
  • willing
  • liable
  • given
  • choosing
  • likely
  • minded
  • preferring
  • disposed
  • predisposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unwilling
  • loath
  • averse
  • indisposed
  • disinclined
  • loth
  • loathe
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2
as in suitable
meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation "gingerbread" is certainly an apt description for that house with all the ornate trim

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • suitable
  • appropriate
  • fitting
  • proper
  • fitted
  • fit
  • good
  • pretty
  • happy
  • felicitous
  • befitting
  • adequate
  • right
  • needed
  • acceptable
  • applicable
  • meet
  • able
  • becoming
  • required
  • in order
  • balanced
  • just
  • deserved
  • decorous
  • capable
  • satisfactory
  • justified
  • qualified
  • competent
  • seemly
  • serviceable
  • correct
  • decent
  • tolerable
  • requisite
  • trained
  • congruous
  • rightful
  • cut out
  • respectable
  • condign
  • harmonious
  • pitch-perfect
  • kosher
  • consonant
  • companionate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • improper
  • wrong
  • inappropriate
  • inapt
  • unsuitable
  • unfit
  • inapplicable
  • incongruous
  • unhappy
  • unfitting
  • unseemly
  • incapable
  • inadequate
  • unbecoming
  • indecent
  • incompetent
  • inapposite
  • infelicitous
  • unapt
  • unqualified
  • untrained
  • unskilled
  • unsatisfactory
  • inept
  • unacceptable
  • intolerable
  • inexpert
  • unmeet
  • malapropos
  • unskillful
  • unbeseeming
  • incorrect
  • indecorous
  • misbecoming
  • incompatible
  • graceless
  • uncongenial
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Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of apt are appropriate, felicitous, fitting, fit, happy, meet, proper, and suitable. While all these words mean "right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance," apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination.

apt quotations

While in some cases nearly identical to apt, appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness.

an appropriate gift

The words felicitous and apt can be used in similar contexts, but felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful.

a felicitous phrase

In some situations, the words fit and apt are roughly equivalent. However, fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action.

fit for battle

While the synonyms fitting and apt are close in meaning, fitting implies harmony of mood or tone.

a fitting end

The words happy and apt are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate.

a happy choice of words

The meanings of meet and apt largely overlap; however, meet suggests a just proportioning.

meet payment

Although the words proper and apt have much in common, proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom.

proper acknowledgement

The synonyms suitable and apt are sometimes interchangeable, but suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands.

clothes suitable for camping
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