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TOEFL BNC: 1458 COCA: 2058

proper

adjective
 
/ˈprɒpə(r)/
/ˈprɑːpər/
Idioms
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  1.  
     [only before noun] (especially British English) right, appropriate or correct; according to the rules正確的；恰當的；符合規則的
    • We should have had a proper discussion before voting.我們本應在表決之前好好討論一下才是。
    • Please follow the proper procedures for dealing with complaints.請按規定手續處理投訴。
    • Manufacturers provide these directions to indicate the proper use of their products制造商提供這些說明來表明他們産品的正確使用
    • It is vital that they're given the proper training.給他們適當的訓練是至關重要的。
    • The Government is failing to deliver proper care and treatment to people with dementia.政府未能爲癡呆症患者提供適當的護理和治療。
    • Nothing is in its proper place.東西都放得亂七八糟。
    • He is never referred to by his proper name in the play.在這出戲中，他從來沒有被直呼其名。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • consider something
    • …
    adverb
    • very
    • entirely
    • perfectly
    • …
    phrases
    • (only) right and proper
    • prim and proper
    See full entry
  2.  
     [only before noun] (British English, informal) that you consider to be real and of a good enough standard真正的；像樣的；名副其實的
    • I haven't had a proper meal in days.我已經好幾天沒吃正餐了。
    • Eat some proper food, not just toast and jam!吃點正常的食物，别淨吃烤面包加果醬！
    • When are you going to get a proper job?你打算什麽時候去找一份正經的工作呀？
  3. socially and morally acceptable符合習俗（或體統）的；正當的；規矩的
    • It is right and proper that parents take responsibility for their children's attendance at school.父母負責督促子女上學上課，這是天經地義的事。
    • The development was planned without proper regard to the interests of local people.新開發區的規劃沒有恰當考慮當地居民的利益。
    • He is always perfectly proper in his behaviour.他的行爲舉止向來是無可挑剔的。
    opposite improper see also propriety
    Extra Examples
    • It seemed proper to pay tribute to her in this way.以這種方式向她表達敬意似乎很得體。
    • It was not considered proper for young ladies to go out alone.年輕女子獨自外出以往被認爲有失體統。
    • She has a reputation for being prim and proper.她以固守成規聞名。
    • The tribunal decided that his actions were entirely proper.法庭裁定他的行爲完全正確。
    • I'll do whatever I think proper.只要我認爲是正當的事，我就會去做。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • consider something
    • …
    adverb
    • very
    • entirely
    • perfectly
    • …
    phrases
    • (only) right and proper
    • prim and proper
    See full entry
  4. [after noun] according to the most exact meaning of the word嚴格意義上的；狹義的
    • The celebrations proper always begin on the last stroke of midnight.正式慶典總是在午夜鐘聲的最後一響開始。
  5. [only before noun] (British English, informal) complete完全的；徹底的
    • We're in a proper mess now.我們現在真是一團糟。
  6. proper to something (formal) belonging to a particular type of thing; natural in a particular situation or place獨具的；天然享有的；特有的
    • They should be treated with the dignity proper to all individuals created by God.他們應當享有上帝賦予每一個受造物的尊嚴。
    7. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French propre, from Latin proprius ‘one's own, special’.
Idioms
good and proper
  1. (British English, informal) completely; to the greatest extent possible完全；徹底
    • That's messed things up good and proper.這就把事情徹底弄砸了。

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