proper的用法总结大全

proper的意思

adj. 适当的，相当的，正当的，应该的，正式的，正常的；固有的，特有的，独特的；本来的，真正的，严格意义上的；〈古〉漂亮的，优美的

adv. 〈方〉适当地，好好地，非常，很，完完全全地，彻底地；

n. [宗教][常用P-]特定节日等用的仪式，弥撒（祈祷、礼仪等）书的章节，特赞；

proper的用法

用作形容词(adj.)

用作定语

～+n.

That's not the proper way to stop the machine.

用这种方式关掉机器是不妥当的。

He gave us a proper example of it.

他给我们举了它的一个恰当的例子。

After proper consideration,I decide to accept him.

经过适当的考虑后,我决定接受他。

They will visit the country again at a proper time.

他们将在适当的时候再度访问这个国家。

n.+～

He said something proper to the occasion.

他说了一些适合时宜的话。

This is a book proper to this subject.

这是一本专论这题目的书。

It is the weather proper to the North.

这是北方特有的天气。

Many people call themselves Londoners though they live outside the city proper.

许多人自称伦敦人,尽管他们住在伦敦市区的外面。

用作表语

S+be+～

Rudeness to the old is not proper.

对老人粗鲁是不适当的。

Laughing and joking at a funeral are not proper.

在葬礼时大笑与开玩笑是不妥的。

S+be+～+prep.-phrase

Short trousers are not proper at a dance.

舞会上穿短裤不成体统。

His speech is proper for the occasion.

他的发言在那个场合很适当。

The nesting instinct is proper to birds.

筑巢是鸟类本能。

S+be+～+(that/)wh-clause

It is proper that you should ask your father.

你当然应该问你的父亲。

Why are you surprised?It's proper that his wife should inherit all his property.

你为何觉得惊奇?他的妻子继承他的全部财产是合理的。

Itis/was+～+to-v

It isn't proper to act like that.

那样的行为是不恰当的。

It isn't proper to visit a friend at this late hour.

这么晚去拜访朋友是不合适的。

proper的用法例句

1. He denied that he'd failed to keep a proper lookout that night.

他否认当晚守望不力。

2. Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face.

凯瑟琳演示了洁面的正确方法。

3. Britain imposed fines on airlines which bring in passengers without proper papers.

英国会对运载证件不齐全的乘客进入国内的航空公司课以罚款。

4. We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.

我们倾向于把维多利亚时代的人想象得非常古板、中规中矩。

5. Carol managed a few proper snivels for the sake of appearance.

为了做做样子，卡萝尔适时地抽了几下鼻子。

6. We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies.

我们经常忘记该合理地使用我们的身体。