動詞 appropriate:

1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
   同義詞：allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve
2. take possession of by force, as after an invasion
   同義詞：appropriate, capture, seize, conquer

形容詞 appropriated:

1. taken without permission or consent especially by public authority
   同義詞：condemned, confiscate, confiscated, seized, taken over

1. Upon reaching an appropriate age, children are encouraged, but not forced, to "leave the nest".
   一達到適當?shù)哪挲g，孩子們就被鼓勵，而不是被強迫，"離開老窩"。
2. The government has appropriated a large sum of money for building hospitals.
   政府為修建醫(yī)院撥出了大筆款項。
3. The minister was found to have appropriated government money.
   部長被查出挪用了公款。
4. Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
   簡單樸素的衣服適合在學校里穿。