apt
apt
apt / æpt ; æpt /
◙adj
1. be apt to do sth, to have a natural tendency to do something
• 有做某事的倾向，易于做某事:
»Some of the staff are apt to arrive late on Mondays.
有些职员星期一往往迟到。
2. exactly right for a particular situation or purpose
• 适当的，恰当的;
【SYN】 appropriate
»'Love at first sight' is a veryapt descriptionof how he felt when he saw her.
用一见钟情来形容他见到她时的感觉再恰当不过。
▪ [+for]
» The punishment should be apt for the crime.
罚与罪应该相当。
3. an apt pupil / student, [formal] a student who is quick to learn and understand
• 聪明的学生
♦aptnessnoun [U]
