英语词汇“apposite”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Something apposite is fitting or relevant. It is apposite that radio stations play Christmas carols on Christmas Eve, and that your tax accountant takes vacation after April 15th. It all makes sense.

The adjective apposite is derived from the Latin terms appositus and apponere. Ponere means to place, and thus apponere is "well-placed or well-put." Don't confuse apposite with opposite; they have almost opposite meanings!

TASTY MORSELS

Vocabulary Shout-Out: Peter Schjeldahl for "Apposite"

In "Heaven on Earth," a review of the Frick Collection's Piero della Francesca show in last week's New Yorker, art critic Peter Schjeldahl deftly tossed out apposite.

Apposite's a word you don't hear every day. Meaning "fitting and relevant," it is derived from the Latin terms appositus and apponere. Ponere means to place, and thus apponere is "well-placed or well-put."

Schjeldahl found apposite use for apposite when describing how the 15th century artist Piero grew popular more than 500 years after his death.

The great Renaissance expert Bernard Berenson...cited Impressionism and, especially, the phlegmatic, intellectually bracing method of Cézanne as spurs to the new appreciation of Piero. That’s apposite. His style also resonates in the marmoreal figures of Picasso’s neoclassical period; and his way of seeming to capture something fundamental, once and for all, reminds me of abstract paintings by Piet Mondrian.

You'll notice that Schjeldahl uses two other great vocabulary words: phlegmatic, which means "not showing emotion" and marmoreal, which means "of or related to marble." Explore those words further, or check out "Real Life Examples Help Words Stick in Your Brain" to learn how paying attention to usage examples is one of the best ways to learn new words on (and off) Vocabulary.com.

WORD FAMILY

apposite: appositely, appositeness, inapposite+/inapposite: inappositely, inappositeness

USAGE EXAMPLES

There are various ways a corporate name can seem apposite.

The New Yorker(Nov 06, 2016)

It seemed that West had been granted a couple of minutes by the network to pontificate about whatever he felt was apposite to the moment.

The New Yorker(Aug 29, 2016)

Because the gas station once housed a car wash—Lava Jato—prosecutors had the perfectly apposite, perfectly catchy moniker for the Youssef scheme.

Slate(Aug 07, 2016)

adj being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images

Syn

apt, pertinent
apropos

of an appropriate or pertinent nature

单词	apposite
释义	apposite (once / 9610 pages) adj Something apposite is fitting or relevant. It is apposite that radio stations play Christmas carols on Christmas Eve, and that your tax accountant takes vacation after April 15th. It all makes sense. The adjective apposite is derived from the Latin terms appositus and apponere. Ponere means to place, and thus apponere is "well-placed or well-put." Don't confuse apposite with opposite; they have almost opposite meanings! TASTY MORSELS Vocabulary Shout-Out: Peter Schjeldahl for "Apposite" In "Heaven on Earth," a review of the Frick Collection's Piero della Francesca show in last week's New Yorker, art critic Peter Schjeldahl deftly tossed out apposite. Apposite's a word you don't hear every day. Meaning "fitting and relevant," it is derived from the Latin terms appositus and apponere. Ponere means to place, and thus apponere is "well-placed or well-put." Schjeldahl found apposite use for apposite when describing how the 15th century artist Piero grew popular more than 500 years after his death. The great Renaissance expert Bernard Berenson...cited Impressionism and, especially, the phlegmatic, intellectually bracing method of Cézanne as spurs to the new appreciation of Piero. That’s apposite. His style also resonates in the marmoreal figures of Picasso’s neoclassical period; and his way of seeming to capture something fundamental, once and for all, reminds me of abstract paintings by Piet Mondrian. You'll notice that Schjeldahl uses two other great vocabulary words: phlegmatic, which means "not showing emotion" and marmoreal, which means "of or related to marble." Explore those words further, or check out "Real Life Examples Help Words Stick in Your Brain" to learn how paying attention to usage examples is one of the best ways to learn new words on (and off) Vocabulary.com. WORD FAMILY apposite: appositely, appositeness, inapposite+/inapposite: inappositely, inappositeness USAGE EXAMPLES There are various ways a corporate name can seem apposite. The New Yorker(Nov 06, 2016) It seemed that West had been granted a couple of minutes by the network to pontificate about whatever he felt was apposite to the moment. The New Yorker(Aug 29, 2016) Because the gas station once housed a car wash—Lava Jato—prosecutors had the perfectly apposite, perfectly catchy moniker for the Youssef scheme. Slate(Aug 07, 2016) adj being of striking appropriateness and pertinence the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images Syn apt, pertinent apropos of an appropriate or pertinent nature
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