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

WORD ORIGINapt

Origin:

1300-1400 Latin past participle of apere ‘to fasten’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Fahey was obviously an apt pupil.
Gibson refers to NARA as an organization, but "social club" might be a more apt description.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And I am apt to nudge my boys to join me in folding the laundry while we watch a television show together.
And the more successful a company has been, the more difficult and painful this process is apt to be.
In this situation professionals are most apt to allow their normal reserve about commerce to lapse, and to give meaningful information.
Mugezi's excremental duties are an apt metaphor for the punishing regime in which he finds himself trapped.
Shaw is like saltwater in the face and Margaret was apt to splutter.
She asks him to remember her, and he replies that he is more apt to forget anything else.
The former epithet is apt, the latter less so.
When a moving object catches their attention, babies are apt to focus on it.

Longman Language Activatorways of saying what someone or something often does► tend to do something

to often do a particular thing, and be likely to do it: · Dave tends to arrive late, so don't worry yet.· The problem with this model of car is that the gearbox tends to seize up.· My father tends to interfere too much in other people's business.· Recent studies show that girls tend to be better at languages than boys.

► have a tendency to do something

to often do something and be more likely to do it than other people or things are: · Divorced people have a tendency to live with new partners rather than marry again.· It's poor quality cloth, with a tendency to shrink.· Eliott's family has a tendency to put on weight, and so his parents enrolled him in a special gym for kids.

► be inclined to do something

if someone is inclined to do something, they do it fairly often or are fairly likely to do it, especially because they have a particular type of character: · Victor is inclined to be somewhat domineering.· Middle-class victims of crime are more inclined to contact the police.

► have a habit of doing something

use this when you are warning someone that something has happened before and is likely to happen again: · Be careful not to annoy the boss. He has a habit of losing his temper.· We shouldn't rule out a Democrat victory yet. These things have a habit of changing just when you least expect it.

► be apt to do something

formal to often do something or be likely to do something, especially at a particular time or in a particular situation: · He was apt to get very upset when things went wrong.· The pond was apt to dry up during summer.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► apt description

‘Love at first sight’ is a very apt description of how he felt when he saw her.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an appropriate/apt metaphor

(=a very suitable one)· Building on sand is an apt metaphor for the challenge we face.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more

· Paul Manville had to be given his due - he could not have chosen a more apt record to convey his message.· Black children from middle-class or affluent families, they say, are more apt to adopt what is commonly called black slang.· Shifting sands might have been a more apt title!· She asks him to remember her, and he replies that he is more apt to forget anything else.· There could not be a more apt description of this mountain in miniature.· In 1955, Gibson formally dubbed it an organization, though social club might have been a more apt description.· He should have been booted out of the Olympics and told to race at a more apt venue.· Consequently, the talk at the sand table or the block area is more apt to be teacher-directed.

► most

· Try, therefore, to pick out the cases that are most apt for your argument, and rely on them.· These are the books our young children are most apt to encounter when they read on their own.· In this situation professionals are most apt to allow their normal reserve about commerce to lapse, and to give meaningful information.· A euphemism is most apt to be noticed if it is new.· A theoretician is well prepared to consider what the most apt questions about works of art may be.· The play most apt to the period would have been Macbeth, and the ghosts were from Hiroshima.· Many problems have a clear local manifestation; local initiative and self-help must consequently provide the most apt solutions.

► particularly

· The Corydons are placed further away, which lends their performance an intoxicating dream-like quality, which I find particularly apt.· Here again, the word is not particularly apt.· A particularly apt image, since Master James's hotter moments increased the equine nature of his features.· At that time the metaphor of the sinking of the Titanic seemed particularly apt.· The tobacco company is a particularly apt choice for the Whitney's Board of Trustees.· The eye-catchiness of collage also renders it a particularly apt medium for getting a point across effectively.

► very

· Treloar has described a very apt demonstration of the transition.· Choose a still, windless day to climb it, otherwise the name is likely to prove very apt!· Some people are very apt to dump all old people together.· The manual suggests that you move the carriage as if ironing and this is a very apt description.

NOUN► description

· This time, the term attenuation band is an apt description of each range of frequency.· In 1955, Gibson formally dubbed it an organization, though social club might have been a more apt description.· We were travelling along the Lofoten Wall, an apt description for the mountains protecting this huge sea fjord.· More than half of them said it tastes like melted-down bubble gum, which is an apt description of Josta.· There could not be a more apt description of this mountain in miniature.· The manual suggests that you move the carriage as if ironing and this is a very apt description.

► pupil

· If you can readily interpret all this laconic shorthand you are either a well-tried collector or an extraordinarily apt pupil.· In the next few days, he appeared to become a less apt pupil.· With every move she gave a little gasp, as her body, previous experience or not, proved an apt pupil.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be apt to do something

He was apt to get very upset when things went wrong.
Some of the employees are apt to arrive late on Mondays.
The pond was apt to dry up during summer.
Clients are apt to minimise numbers of assignments, whilst headhunters maximise them, and neither are willing to divulge exact figures.
Farm workers are apt to complain that they now feel like strangers in their own village.
In the evenings, when I am apt to recede to a withdrawn vacancy, she will come to stroke my hand.
Mr Spock's ears are distractingly perky and he is apt to panic or, worse, to smile.
One of these was apt to be Catholic Social Services.
Our more skeptical age is apt to greet a performance like this with a smirk, as just more fussy Victorian moralism.
Somehow, without guidance and peer influence, cricketers are apt to bite the hand that feeds them.
When a moving object catches their attention, babies are apt to focus on it.

► an apt pupil/student

But once at university I was an apt student.
With every move she gave a little gasp, as her body, previous experience or not, proved an apt pupil.

单词	aptness
释义	aptapt /æpt/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINapt Origin: 1300-1400 Latin past participle of apere ‘to fasten’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Fahey was obviously an apt pupil. Gibson refers to NARA as an organization, but "social club" might be a more apt description. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And I am apt to nudge my boys to join me in folding the laundry while we watch a television show together. And the more successful a company has been, the more difficult and painful this process is apt to be. In this situation professionals are most apt to allow their normal reserve about commerce to lapse, and to give meaningful information. Mugezi's excremental duties are an apt metaphor for the punishing regime in which he finds himself trapped. Shaw is like saltwater in the face and Margaret was apt to splutter. She asks him to remember her, and he replies that he is more apt to forget anything else. The former epithet is apt, the latter less so. When a moving object catches their attention, babies are apt to focus on it. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorways of saying what someone or something often does► tend to do something to often do a particular thing, and be likely to do it: · Dave tends to arrive late, so don't worry yet.· The problem with this model of car is that the gearbox tends to seize up.· My father tends to interfere too much in other people's business.· Recent studies show that girls tend to be better at languages than boys. ► have a tendency to do something to often do something and be more likely to do it than other people or things are: · Divorced people have a tendency to live with new partners rather than marry again.· It's poor quality cloth, with a tendency to shrink.· Eliott's family has a tendency to put on weight, and so his parents enrolled him in a special gym for kids. ► be inclined to do something if someone is inclined to do something, they do it fairly often or are fairly likely to do it, especially because they have a particular type of character: · Victor is inclined to be somewhat domineering.· Middle-class victims of crime are more inclined to contact the police. ► have a habit of doing something use this when you are warning someone that something has happened before and is likely to happen again: · Be careful not to annoy the boss. He has a habit of losing his temper.· We shouldn't rule out a Democrat victory yet. These things have a habit of changing just when you least expect it. ► be apt to do something formal to often do something or be likely to do something, especially at a particular time or in a particular situation: · He was apt to get very upset when things went wrong.· The pond was apt to dry up during summer. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► apt description ‘Love at first sight’ is a very apt description of how he felt when he saw her. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an appropriate/apt metaphor (=a very suitable one)· Building on sand is an apt metaphor for the challenge we face. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more · Paul Manville had to be given his due - he could not have chosen a more apt record to convey his message.· Black children from middle-class or affluent families, they say, are more apt to adopt what is commonly called black slang.· Shifting sands might have been a more apt title!· She asks him to remember her, and he replies that he is more apt to forget anything else.· There could not be a more apt description of this mountain in miniature.· In 1955, Gibson formally dubbed it an organization, though social club might have been a more apt description.· He should have been booted out of the Olympics and told to race at a more apt venue.· Consequently, the talk at the sand table or the block area is more apt to be teacher-directed. ► most · Try, therefore, to pick out the cases that are most apt for your argument, and rely on them.· These are the books our young children are most apt to encounter when they read on their own.· In this situation professionals are most apt to allow their normal reserve about commerce to lapse, and to give meaningful information.· A euphemism is most apt to be noticed if it is new.· A theoretician is well prepared to consider what the most apt questions about works of art may be.· The play most apt to the period would have been Macbeth, and the ghosts were from Hiroshima.· Many problems have a clear local manifestation; local initiative and self-help must consequently provide the most apt solutions. ► particularly · The Corydons are placed further away, which lends their performance an intoxicating dream-like quality, which I find particularly apt.· Here again, the word is not particularly apt.· A particularly apt image, since Master James's hotter moments increased the equine nature of his features.· At that time the metaphor of the sinking of the Titanic seemed particularly apt.· The tobacco company is a particularly apt choice for the Whitney's Board of Trustees.· The eye-catchiness of collage also renders it a particularly apt medium for getting a point across effectively. ► very · Treloar has described a very apt demonstration of the transition.· Choose a still, windless day to climb it, otherwise the name is likely to prove very apt!· Some people are very apt to dump all old people together.· The manual suggests that you move the carriage as if ironing and this is a very apt description. NOUN► description · This time, the term attenuation band is an apt description of each range of frequency.· In 1955, Gibson formally dubbed it an organization, though social club might have been a more apt description.· We were travelling along the Lofoten Wall, an apt description for the mountains protecting this huge sea fjord.· More than half of them said it tastes like melted-down bubble gum, which is an apt description of Josta.· There could not be a more apt description of this mountain in miniature.· The manual suggests that you move the carriage as if ironing and this is a very apt description. ► pupil · If you can readily interpret all this laconic shorthand you are either a well-tried collector or an extraordinarily apt pupil.· In the next few days, he appeared to become a less apt pupil.· With every move she gave a little gasp, as her body, previous experience or not, proved an apt pupil. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be apt to do something He was apt to get very upset when things went wrong. Some of the employees are apt to arrive late on Mondays. The pond was apt to dry up during summer. Clients are apt to minimise numbers of assignments, whilst headhunters maximise them, and neither are willing to divulge exact figures. Farm workers are apt to complain that they now feel like strangers in their own village. In the evenings, when I am apt to recede to a withdrawn vacancy, she will come to stroke my hand. Mr Spock's ears are distractingly perky and he is apt to panic or, worse, to smile. One of these was apt to be Catholic Social Services. Our more skeptical age is apt to greet a performance like this with a smirk, as just more fussy Victorian moralism. Somehow, without guidance and peer influence, cricketers are apt to bite the hand that feeds them. When a moving object catches their attention, babies are apt to focus on it. ► an apt pupil/student But once at university I was an apt student. With every move she gave a little gasp, as her body, previous experience or not, proved an apt pupil. 1be apt to do something to have a natural tendency to do something SYN tend to: Some of the staff are apt to arrive late on Mondays.2exactly right for a particular situation or purpose SYN appropriate: ‘Love at first sight’ is a very apt description of how he felt when he saw her.apt for The punishment should be apt for the crime.3an apt pupil/student formal a student who is quick to learn and understand SYN able—aptness noun [uncountable]
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