動詞 appropriate:

1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
   同義詞：allow, earmark, set aside, reserve
2. take possession of by force, as after an invasion
   同義詞：capture, seize, conquer

形容詞 appropriate:

1. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
2. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
   同義詞：advantageous
3. meant or adapted for an occasion or use
   同義詞：suitable, suited
4. suitable and fitting
   同義詞：harmonious
5. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
   同義詞：apposite, apt, pertinent

1. Upon reaching an appropriate age, children are encouraged, but not forced, to "leave the nest".
   一達到適當?shù)哪挲g，孩子們就被鼓勵，而不是被強迫，"離開老窩"。
2. The government has appropriated a large sum of money for building hospitals.
   政府為修建醫(yī)院撥出了大筆款項。
3. The minister was found to have appropriated government money.
   部長被查出挪用了公款。
4. Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
   簡單樸素的衣服適合在學校里穿。

ap.pro.pri.ate

adj.（形容詞）
Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.
適合于…的：適合于某特定的人，條件，事件或地點的；適宜的
v.tr.（及物動詞）
ap.pro.pri.at.ed,ap.pro.pri.at.ing,ap.pro.pri.ates[-3t.]
To set apart for a specific use:
撥出：撥出作特殊用途：
例句：
appropriating funds for education.
撥款作教育基金

To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission:
挪用，竊用：為自己獨自占有或使用，常未經(jīng)許可：
例句：
Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it.
李擅自拿走我尚未閱讀的報紙并從不歸還

來源：
Middle English appropriat
中古英語 appropriat
from Late Latin appropri3tus [past participle of] appropri3re [to make one`s own]
源自 后期拉丁語 appropri3tus [] appropri3re的過去分詞 [成為自己的]
Latin ad- [ad-]
拉丁語 ad- [前綴，表.朝，向.]
Latin proprius [own] * see per
拉丁語 proprius [自己的] *參見 per

【引伸】
appro.priately
adv.（副詞）
appro.priateness
n.（名詞）
appro.pria.tive
appro.pria.tor
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>appropriate,arrogate,commandeer,confiscate,preempt,usurpThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to seize for oneself or as one`s right.:
與此動詞共有的中心含義是.為自己取得或作為某人的權(quán)利.：
例句：
appropriated the family car;
挪用家族的汽車；

例句：
arrogating to himself the most interesting tasks;
為他自己取得最有趣的任務(wù)；

例句：
commandeered a plane for the escape;
征用一架飛機以逃走；

例句：
confiscating alien property;
征用外國財產(chǎn)；

例句：
preempted the glory for herself;
為她自己搶占榮譽；

例句：
usurped the throne. See also Synonyms at allocate ,fit
篡取王位 參見同義詞 allocate,fit