germane

英 [dʒɜːˈmeɪn]

美 [dʒɜːrˈmeɪn]

adj.  与…有密切关系; 贴切; 恰当

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BNC.32702 / COCA.20190

牛津词典

adj.

• 与…有密切关系；贴切；恰当
  connected with sth in an important or appropriate way
  1. remarks that are germane to the discussion
     与这次讨论密切相关的谈话

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 有密切关系的；有重要关联的
  Something that isgermane toa situation or idea is connected with it in an important way.
  1. ...the suppression of a number of documents which were very germane to the case...
     对几份与本案密切相关的文件的隐瞒
  2. Fenton was a good listener, and his questions were germane.
     芬顿听得聚精会神，提问也切中要害。

双语例句

• Remarks that are germane to the discussion.
  与讨论有关的言语。
• I shall withhold information that is germane to the situation if it is possible for me or my direct supervisor to obtain personal gain.
  我应扣压资料是有密切关系的情况，如果有可能给我看，还是我的直接上司，以获取私利。
• A checklist should be developed that is broad based but also germane to the product line of the manufacturer.
  所建立的清单应该范围广泛，但是也需要切合制造商生产线的实际情况。
• The fact is not germane to this issue.
  此事实与此问题无密切关系。
• He, too, growled, savagely, terribly, voicing the fear that is to life germane and that lies twisted about life's deepest roots.
  他也凶猛而可怕地吼叫。吼叫声中表现出对有关生死的恐惧。这种恐惧死缠在生命的最深处。
• Four ultimate concerns, to my view, are highly germane to psychotherapy: death, isolation, meaning in life, and freedom.
  在我看来，四种终极关切与心理治疗密切相关：死亡、孤独、生命的意义和自由。
• Historically,/ usr/ local has been used to store applications and data that originate or are germane solely to your site.
  在历史上，曾将/usr/local用于存储来自于您的站点或者仅与您的站点有密切关系的应用程序和数据。
• And this one will be particularly germane to a portion of Problem Set1, at least in Problem Set1.
  这个程序跟习题集1中的，一部分比较相似，至少在习题1中。
• Now this is not the kind of stuff that computer scientists spend all their time doing, but it will germane.
  现在，这并不是计算机科学家，要花费全部时间的地方，不过与此密切相关。
• Fenton was a good listener, and his questions were germane.
  芬顿听得聚精会神，提问也切中要害。