单词 | aptness |
释义 | aptness (once / 11820 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY aptness: aptnesses+/apt: apter, aptest, aptly, aptness, inapt/inapt: inaptly, inaptness USAGE EXAMPLESHis current popularity may have something to do with the aptness of his oeuvre for being quoted in uplifting memes. Salon(Jun 09, 2016) The striking aptness of those figures of speech reminds me of — and a good mystery-solver will have seen this coming — Welty. Washington Post(Apr 13, 2016) In my bones I felt the painful aptness of the simile. The New Yorker(May 02, 2016) 1 n appropriateness for the occasion 2the phrase had considerable aptness Syn|Ant|Hyper appositeness inappositeness, inaptness inappropriateness appropriateness the quality of being specially suitable n a disposition to behave in a certain way the aptness of iron to rust Syn|Hyper propensity disposition a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing |
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