形容詞 proper:

1. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
2. limited to the thing specified
3. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
   同義詞：right, suitable, suited
4. having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

1. She hadn't had a proper holiday for years.
   多年來她都沒有過真正的假期。
2. His mother has trained him to be a very proper young man.
   他的母親已經(jīng)把他訓(xùn)練成循規(guī)蹈矩的人。
3. The pages aren't in proper order.
   這些頁數(shù)次序不對。

prop.er

adj.Abbr. prop.（形容詞）縮寫 prop.
Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting:
合適的：有適合或適應(yīng)的特點(diǎn)的；恰當(dāng)?shù)模?/br>例句：
the proper knife for cutting bread; not a proper moment for a joke.See Synonyms at fit
適宜切面包的刀；不是開玩笑的合適時機(jī)參見 fit

Called for by rules or conventions; correct:
準(zhǔn)確的：規(guī)則或傳統(tǒng)要求的；正確的：
例句：
the proper form for a business letter.
商業(yè)信函的正確格式

Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly:
合乎禮教的：嚴(yán)格遵循規(guī)則或傳統(tǒng)的，尤指在社交行為方面；體面的：
例句：
a proper lady; a proper gentleman.
一位有教養(yǎng)的淑女；一位有教養(yǎng)的紳士

Belonging to one; own:
擁有的：屬于某人自己的；自己的：
例句：
restored to his proper shape by the magician.
魔術(shù)師將他恢復(fù)到原形

Characteristically belonging to the being or thing in question; peculiar:
獨(dú)具的：屬于生物或事物的特質(zhì)的；特定的：
例句：
an optical effect proper to fluids.
液體所固有的光學(xué)效果

Being within the strictly limited sense, as of a term designating something:
局限的：在嚴(yán)格限定意義范圍之內(nèi)的：
例句：
the town proper, excluding the suburbs.
嚴(yán)格意義上的城市不包括郊區(qū)

Ecclesiastical For use in the liturgy of a particular feast or season of the year.
【基督教會】 特定節(jié)日用的：用在一年之中特定節(jié)目的禮拜儀式中的
Mathematics Of or relating to a subset of a given set when the set has at least one element not in the subset.
【數(shù)學(xué)】 常義的：當(dāng)一個數(shù)集至少有一個不在某個子集里時，這個數(shù)集的子集的，或與之有關(guān)的
Worthy of the name; true:
名副其實(shí)的：與該名稱相稱的；真的：
例句：
wanted a proper dinner, not just a snack.
需要一頓真正的晚餐，而不僅僅是點(diǎn)心而已

Out-and-out; thorough:
完全的；徹底的：
例句：
a proper whipping.
徹底的鞭打

adv.（副詞）
Thoroughly:
完全地；徹底地：
例句：
beat the eggs good and proper.
徹底地?fù)v碎雞蛋

n.also （名詞） 也作
Proper 【基督教會】
The parts of the liturgy that vary according to the particular feast or season of the year.
特定的禮儀：禮拜儀式的一部分，隨一年中特定的節(jié)日或季節(jié)而變化

來源：
Middle English propre
中古英語 propre
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin proprius * see per
源自 拉丁語 proprius *參見 per

【引伸】
prop.erly
adv.（副詞）
prop.erness
n.（名詞）