proper
英 ['pr?p?]
美 ['prɑp?]
- adj. 適當的；本身的；特有的；正派的
- adv. 完全地
- n. (Proper)人名；(英、德)普羅珀
助記提示
1. pro privo "for the individual, in particular," from pro "for" + ablative of privus "one's own, individual".
2. pro privo "for the individual, in particular" => propri- "one's own, particular to itself".
3. propri- "one's own, particular to itself" => propre => proper.
4. => one's own, particular.
5. => adapted to some particular purpose. 因為獨特所以與眾不同，因為與眾不同所以鶴立雞群，因為鶴立雞群所以優秀、卓越。
6. => 因為本身具有，所以是內在的，固有的，本來的，真正的，深入骨髓的，所以就是完完全全的；徹底的；就如形容某個人徹底的壞，就說他骨子里壞。
7. => 因為是內在的，所以是本來面目，所以是真實的，真正的，正確的，所以自然也就是合乎體統的，正派的，規矩的。
中文詞源
proper 個人的，正確的，恰當的，合適的來自古法語propre,自己的，合適的，來自拉丁語proprius,自己的，來自拉丁短語pro privo,個人所有，來自privus,個人的，私人的，詞源同private.引申諸相關詞義。
英文詞源
- proper
- proper: [13] Proper originally meant ‘belonging to itself, particular to itself’ (a sense now defunct in English except in certain fossilized contexts, such as the astronomical term proper motion). It comes via Old French propre from Latin prōprius ‘one’s own’, which may have been a lexicalization of the phrase prō prīvō, literally ‘for the individual’ (prīvus is the source of English private). The word developed widely in meaning in Latin, but its main modern English senses, ‘correct’ and ‘morally right’, are of later evolution. Appropriate [15] goes back to a late Latin derivative.
=> appropriate, property - proper (adj.)
- c. 1300, "adapted to some purpose, fit, apt; commendable, excellent" (sometimes ironic), from Old French propre "own, particular; exact, neat, fitting, appropriate" (11c.), from Latin proprius "one's own, particular to itself," from pro privo "for the individual, in particular," from ablative of privus "one's own, individual" (see private (adj.)) + pro "for" (see pro-). Related: Properly.
From early 14c. as "belonging or pertaining to oneself; individual; intrinsic;" from mid-14c. as "pertaining to a person or thing in particular, special, specific; distinctive, characteristic;" also "what is by the rules, correct, appropriate, acceptable." From early 15c. as "separate, distinct; itself." Meaning "socially appropriate, decent, respectable" is first recorded 1704. Proper name "name belonging to or relating to the person or thing in question," is from late 13c., a sense also preserved in astronomical proper motion (c. 1300). Proper noun is from c. 1500.
雙語例句
- 1. He denied that he'd failed to keep a proper lookout that night.
- 他否認當晚守望不力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face.
- 凱瑟琳演示了潔面的正確方法。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Britain imposed fines on airlines which bring in passengers without proper papers.
- 英國會對運載證件不齊全的乘客進入國內的航空公司課以罰款。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.
- 我們傾向于把維多利亞時代的人想象得非常古板、中規中矩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Carol managed a few proper snivels for the sake of appearance.
- 為了做做樣子，卡蘿爾適時地抽了幾下鼻子。
來自柯林斯例句