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

• Finally, let me address an issue you raised in an earlier letter that is also germane at this point.
  最后，让我回答你先前发信提及的一个相关问题。
• I don't think that question is really germane.
  我认为那个问题不是至关重要。
• Martin Buber, a famous Germane Philosopher in modern times, re explored and re elucidated oriental cultures with his unique way of dialogue philosophy.
  德国现代著名哲学家马丁·布伯运用其独特的对话哲学的方法，对东方文化进行了重新发掘和阐发。
• And so, in the real world frankly, these kinds of questions, how much time is this gonna take is certainly germane.
  但在现实世界中，不同种类的问题，所花费的时间是不同的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Germane to my talk at this meeting, in some situations, diabetes may lower VEGF levels and in other situations it may paradoxically increase VEGF levels.
  与我本次会议上的演讲密切有关，在某些情况下，糖尿病可能降低VEGF水平，而在其他情况下它可能自相矛盾地升高VEGF水平。
• When in doubt as to whether or not your review is germane to the subject, contact a moderator directly for approval before you write your report.
  当你犹豫你的测评是否与与主题相关时，在你写报告之前联络一个仲裁者获得批准。
• 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。
• He asks questions that are germane and central to the issue.
  他问了一些与论点有密切关系的重要问题。