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

1n 2n

Appropriation is the act of taking something, usually without permission, like stealing your brother's french fries when he is momentarily distracted.

Appropriation originally referred to the taking of private property, usually by the government. Nowadays, appropriation can be positive or negative, but generally refers to taking something and making it your own –- like using melodies from other types of music in your song or your company’s appropriation of new technology to improve their product. Appropriation can also refer to the setting aside of funds by the government for a specific purpose, like for improving school systems or supporting the arts.

WORD FAMILY

appropriation: appropriations+/appropriate: appropriable, appropriated, appropriately, appropriateness, appropriates, appropriating, appropriation, appropriative, appropriator, misappropriate/appropriator: appropriators/misappropriate: misappropriated, misappropriates, misappropriating, misappropriation/misappropriation: misappropriations

USAGE EXAMPLES

The 2016 law to again allow a wolf hunt also includes an appropriation.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

The House Appropriations and Senate Finance committees will meet together on Wednesday.

Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)

It is hard to talk about cultural appropriation in food.

Salon(Dec 29, 2016)

1n a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner

the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit
a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest

Hypo|Hyper

adoption, borrowing

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

pre-emption, preemption

a prior appropriation of something

seizure

the taking possession of something by legal process

requisition, sequestration

seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

naturalisation, naturalization

changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology

misappropriation

wrongful borrowing

arrogation, confiscation

seizure by the government

distraint, distress

the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

impounding, impoundment, internment, poundage

placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

impress, impressment

the act of coercing someone into government service

recapture

a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount

crossover

the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience

acquiring, getting

the act of acquiring something

2n incorporation by joining or uniting

Syn|Hyper

annexation

incorporation

including by incorporating

n money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose

Hypo|Hyper

pork, pork barrel

a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents

money

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

单词	appropriation
释义	appropriation (once / 840 pages) 1n 2n Appropriation is the act of taking something, usually without permission, like stealing your brother's french fries when he is momentarily distracted. Appropriation originally referred to the taking of private property, usually by the government. Nowadays, appropriation can be positive or negative, but generally refers to taking something and making it your own –- like using melodies from other types of music in your song or your company’s appropriation of new technology to improve their product. Appropriation can also refer to the setting aside of funds by the government for a specific purpose, like for improving school systems or supporting the arts. WORD FAMILY appropriation: appropriations+/appropriate: appropriable, appropriated, appropriately, appropriateness, appropriates, appropriating, appropriation, appropriative, appropriator, misappropriate/appropriator: appropriators/misappropriate: misappropriated, misappropriates, misappropriating, misappropriation/misappropriation: misappropriations USAGE EXAMPLES The 2016 law to again allow a wolf hunt also includes an appropriation. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The House Appropriations and Senate Finance committees will meet together on Wednesday. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) It is hard to talk about cultural appropriation in food. Salon(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest Hypo\|Hyper adoption, borrowing the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source pre-emption, preemption a prior appropriation of something seizure the taking possession of something by legal process requisition, sequestration seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized naturalisation, naturalization changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology misappropriation wrongful borrowing arrogation, confiscation seizure by the government distraint, distress the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim impounding, impoundment, internment, poundage placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law impress, impressment the act of coercing someone into government service recapture a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount crossover the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience acquiring, getting the act of acquiring something 2n incorporation by joining or uniting Syn\|Hyper annexation incorporation including by incorporating 2 n money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose Hypo\|Hyper pork, pork barrel a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents money the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
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