| 单词 | proper |
| 释义 | properproper /ˈprɑpɚ/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective 1[only before noun, no comparative] right, appropriate, or correct: the proper equipment for the job They still think the proper place for a woman is at home with the kids.2socially correct and acceptable OPP improper: It just wouldn’t have been proper to not invite Jeff. proper behavior at the dinner table3very polite, and careful to do what is socially correct: a proper young man4[only after noun] relating to the main or most important part of something, and not the parts near it, before it, or after it: the road that leads to Santa Cruz proper5proper to something formal a)natural or normal in a particular place or situation: Please dress in a way proper to the occasion. b)belonging to one particular type of thing: the reasoning abilities proper to our species [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French propre, from Latin proprius own] → see also properly |
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