Question of the Day #1404

About South County: Classless comments apropos of outgoing RIDOT director’s legacy

From the headline of this article at IndependentRI.com .

  上記の文で、aproposの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "apropos" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

【副】

1. 〈文〉適切に、折よく
2. 〈文〉さて、ところで

【形】

1. 〈文〉折よい、適切な

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

adjective

1. being both relevant and opportune

adverb

1. at an opportune time: SEASONABLY
2. by way of interjection or further comment : with regard to the present topic

 

Examples

1. The ceremony concluded with the reading of an apropos poem.
2. The comment, though unexpected, was apropos.
3. This short yet spacious and powerful book … reminds us of the careful and apropos writing of J. M. Coetzee, W. G. Sebald and Uwe Timm. —Thomas McGuane, New York Times Book Review, 24 June 2007
4. I went up to New York last weekend; apropos, have you seen your New York cousins lately?
5. Surefire Market is located where Leah & Louise used to be, and that seems apropos. —Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026

   

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