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

• All my suggestions apropos the script were accepted
  我所有有关该剧本的建议均被采纳了。
• "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？”
• Apropos what you said yesterday, I think you were right.
  关于你昨天所说的话，我想你是对的。
• After new period, literature of Shanghai ′ s style is studied and condemns from the general society that turns to aesthetic analysis, A batch of objective and apropos research articles have appeared.
  新时期以后，海派文学研究从一般的社会谴责转向审美分析，出现了一批客观中肯的研究文章。
• Mr Green went to see Mr White apropos of buying a house.
  关于买房子的事，格林先生去找怀特先生去了。
• 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。
• 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。
• This model can simulat the economy destruction due to earthquake and recovery post-disaster more apropos.
  这样一个动态模型可确切地描述地震对经济系统的破坏及破坏后的恢复过程。
• Though one story does not a rebuttal make, this one story is so apropos, I am going to lead with it.
  通过这个故事也许不能完全做出反驳，但我将会用它来说明一些问题。
• Apropos to the theme of the season, our lack of aptitude on defense let this one get away.
  这恰是本赛季的主题，我们防守上的拙劣又让对方赢得了比赛。