appropriation
英 [?,pr??pr?'e??(?)n]
美[?,propr?'e??n]
- n. 撥款；挪用
CET6TOEFL低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?appropriations;
英文詞源
- appropriation (n.)
- late 14c., "taking (something) as private property," from Late Latin appropriationem (nominative appropriatio) "a making one's own," noun of action from past participle stem of appropriare (see appropriate). Meaning "setting aside for some purpose" (especially of money) first attested 1789 in U.S. Constitution.
雙語例句
- 1. Other charges include fraud and illegal appropriation of land.
- 其他指控包括欺詐罪和非法侵占土地罪。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. dishonest appropriation of property
- 以欺騙的手法侵吞財產(chǎn)
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. Our government made an appropriation for the project.
- 我們的政府為那個工程撥出一筆款項.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The council could note an annual appropriation for this service.
- 議會可以為這項服務(wù)表決給他一筆常年經(jīng)費(fèi).
來自辭典例句
- 5. If Congress would make a sufficient appropriation, a colossal benefit would result.
- 如果國會能撥出一筆足夠的專款,就會產(chǎn)生絕大的好處.
來自辭典例句