1620s, "well-put or applied, appropriate," from Latin appositus "contiguous, neighboring;" figuratively "fit, proper, suitable," past participle of apponere "apply to, put near," from ad- "near" (see ad-) + ponere "to place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)).
中文解释
1. ap- "to" + posit- + -e.2. 字面含义：apply to, put to, place to, put near.3. figuratively "well-put or applied, appropriate, fit, proper, suitable".
实用例句
1. Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite.
新近发生的事情使得他的中心主题显得更加有的放矢。
来自柯林斯例句
2. This is a very apposite comparison.
这是一个非常妥帖的比喻.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. His answer was apposite.
他的回答是得当的.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. She thought in both languages, and selected the most apposite phrase from either.