appropriate 与 proper, suitable, fitting 的区别

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    问：请讲一下appropriate与proper, suitable, fitting的区别好吗？

答：好的。appropriate表示“性质、条件、状况适合某事”时，与proper, suitable, fitting同义。但是，appropriate专门指适合于某人或某事。比如：His bright clothes were not appropriate for a funeral. (他在参加葬礼时穿那色彩鲜艳的衣服是不合适的。)

        proper强调从本性、道理、习惯、礼节等上看，某事物是适合的、正当的或正确的。比如：The child needs proper medical attention at a hospital. (这个小孩需要在医院接受适当的医疗护理。)

        suitable指能满足某一特别需求或情况，或能满足有关条件、要求，强调完美和协调一致。比如：He put on the clothes suitable for the occasion. (他穿上适合这个场合的衣服。)

        fitting强调与当时的精神、格调、心理状态或目的相适应或相融洽。比如：It is fitting that we should remember him on his birthday. (我们在他生日的时候纪念他是再恰当不过的了。)