详细释义
- 恰当的,适当的
- 聪明的
- 贴切的
- 反应敏捷的,灵敏的,灵巧的
- 易于...的
- 有...倾向的,倾向于,有...可能的
- 擅长的
- 有希望的
- 公寓(=apartment)
- 才能,天资(=aptitude)
- automatically programmed tool 【计】自动数控程序
- automatic picture transmission (人造卫星)自动图像传输
- advanced passenger train 先进型旅客特快列车
- [P]易于…的,有…倾向的 having a natural or habitual tendency to do sth
- 恰当的,适宜的 exactly suitable
- 聪明的,灵巧的 quick to learn and understand
英英释义
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(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward;
"he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"
"I am not minded to answer any questions"
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at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant;
"he is apt to lose"
"she is liable to forget"
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mentally quick and resourceful;
"an apt pupil"
"you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"
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being of striking appropriateness and pertinence;
"the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"
"an apt reply"
双语例句
- 1. The words of this report are as apt today as in 1929.
- 这份报告的措词用在今天和用在1929年一样贴切。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about.
- 她动不动就拔高嗓门,并挥舞双手。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We are apt to wish for what we can't have.
- 我们往往会祈求得不到的东西.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Beginners are too apt to make mistakes in grammar.
- 初学者极易犯语法错误.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches.
- 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- In many ways, the comparison is apt.
在诸多方面,这个对比是恰当的。 - I imagine that you may deduce an apt moral from my tale.
我觉得你也许能从我的际遇中引出恰当的教训。 - Henry is an apt student of the practical science.
亨利在实践科学上是个聪明的学生。 - He is a clever boy but apt to get into mischief.
他是个聪明却很调皮的孩子。 - Iron is apt to rust.
铁容易生锈。 - He is apt to fly out in a rage.
他极容易发脾气。 - He is apt to give vent to his feelings.
他易于吐露自己的感情。 - He has a handful of intelligent and apt students.
他有许多天资聪颖的学生。
- Albert is an apt scholar.
艾伯特是一个思维敏捷的学者。 - Is this not an apt description of those who do not have a scientific attitude?
这难道不是对那些没有科学态度的人的一种恰如其分的描述吗? - The remark was most apt.
那评论很恰当。 - He is the most apt of all pupils.
他是所有学生中最聪明的一个。 - She is apt at languages.
她善于学习语言。 - He is very apt at that kind of work.
他擅长干那种工作。 - She is not apt at drawing rules in her studies.
她不善于在学习中总结规律。 - You must adjust your manners to be apt for the occasion.
你必须改改你的仪态以适应这种场合。 - He is apt for feats of strength.
他擅长力量型技艺。 - She is apt for teaching.
她适于教书。 - He is apt in his studies.
他在学习方面的悟性很好。 - She is apt in working out crossword puzzles.
他很善于做纵横字谜游戏。 - The words are very apt to my case.
这些话非常切合我的情况。 - He is apt with wind instruments.
他善于演奏管乐器。 - Children playing in the street are apt to meet with accident.
在街上玩耍的孩子易出事故。 - Buyers are apt to offer a low price.
买方倾向出一低价。 - The door is apt to be closed.
这道门很好关。
用法讲解
- apt的基本意思在于一种习惯的、经常的、内在的倾向性,多用于人,也可用于物,是表语形容词。
- be apt后接动词不定式往往含有消极的意味,如果主语是该不定式行为的对象,则该不定式要用被动结构。
- apt也可作“恰当的,适宜的”“聪明的,灵巧的”解。
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apt,liable和likely三个词意思相近,但用法上有出入:三个单词后都可接不定式,指“易于……”或“有……的倾向”。在英国,apt只适用于一般情形,不适用于特殊情形。用于一般情形时,apt常用在不好的或没趣的事,如apt to catch cold,apt to get into trouble等。liable 也用在不好的或没趣的事,但与apt不同的是它后面的不定式常指害及那句子的主语。liable同时适用于一般情形和特殊情形。likely同时适用于一般情形和特殊情形,且适用于不好的和好的事。同apt和liable相比,likely表达的可能性更大。
I am apt to catch cold if I go out without my overcoat.
I am apt to catch cold if I go out tonight without my overcoat.Damage is apt to be done.
句中用apt,而非liable,因to be done不害及damage。
- apt, fit
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- 这两个词都有“合适的”“恰当的”意思。其区别是:
- fit表示学得的能力适合,可指某人对于某项工作是合格的、能胜任的,还可指做某事是适当的; apt表示自然的或天生的倾向,含有主动的意味。例如:
- He is physically fit to be an airman.他体格健康,适合当飞行员。
- The ground is apt for the plow.这块地适于耕作。
- apt, likely
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- 这两个词都有“有…可能的”意思。apt强调天生的或习惯性的倾向; likely则强调客观上某事有可能发生。
- liable,apt,likely,prone,subject
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- 这些形容词均含“倾向于……的、易于……的”之意。
- liable指易于产生某种不利的结果,侧重偶然性,常表示警告或提醒。
- apt口语中常用,指自然的或习惯的倾向,无特殊的褒贬意味,常指在一般情况下发生的事。
- likely侧重可能性,用于指将来,预言希望或所不希望的结果。
- prone多用于人,着重其本性,或倾向于某种错误、弱点或不良行为等。
- subject指确实可以察觉的倾向,也就是总结出来的规律。
词源解说
- ☆ 14世纪进入英语,直接源自拉丁语的aptus,意为适于。
- apt example 适当的例子
- apt remark 恰当的话
- apt student 聪明的学生
- apt to exaggerate 言过其实
- apt to break 易于折断
- apt to mislead (话)易使人误会
- apt to pick up new subjects (青年)容易接受新事物
- apt at 善于,长于,有…的本能
- apt at painting 绘画学得很快
- apt for learning art 适合学美术
- apt with one's axe 善使斧头