suitable or appropriate in the circumstances 恰当的；适当的 a particularly apt description/name/comment 特别恰当的描述／名字／评论 The song would have been more apt for a bass voice. 这首歌本来更适合低音。 It was a particularly apt name for someone with his skills. 对于有技能的人来说，这是一个特别恰当的名字。 That question seemed quite apt in the circumstances. 那个问题在这种场合显得挺合适的。
likely or tending naturally to do something 易于…；有…倾向 - apt to be…
apt to be forgetful/careless 健忘；常常粗心大意 - apt to do something
Babies are apt to put objects into their mouths. 婴儿爱把东西往嘴里塞。 🔊🔊
- apt to be…
- apt pupil
a person who has a natural ability to learn and understand 天资聪颖的人
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘suited, appropriate’): from Latin aptus ‘fitted’, past participle of apere ‘fasten’.