爱华网proper有合适的;正当的;真正的等意思，那么你知道proper的用法吗?下面跟着小编一起来学习一下，希望对大家的学习有所帮助!
proper的用法：proper的用法1：proper的基本意思是“适当的,恰当的”,指事物合乎逻辑、惯例或情理; 也可指“正当的,正常的,正确的”, proper作此解时没有比较级和最高级。作“严格意义的,本身的”“真正的”解时,置于所修饰的名词之后。
proper的用法2：proper也可以表示“特有的”“固有的”“专门的”“独特的”,是正式用语,其后常接介词to引起的短语,作表语或后置定语。
proper的用法3：proper还可表示“合乎体统的,正经的,高尚的”,多用于修饰人。
proper的用法4：proper还可表示“本身的”和“严格意义上的”“真正的”,在句中作后置定语。
proper的用法5：proper在口语中还可用来加强语气,表示“完全的”“彻底的”,常用在贬义词或不愉快意义的名词前。proper用于此意时,没有比较级和最高级。
proper的常用短语：用作形容词 (adj.)
in one's proper person
亲自,亲身
proper的用法例句：1. He denied that he'd failed to keep a proper lookout that night.
他否认当晚守望不力。
2. Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face.
凯瑟琳演示了洁面的正确方法。
3. Britain imposed fines on airlines which bring in passengers without properpapers.
英国会对运载证件不齐全的乘客进入国内的航空公司课以罚款。
4. We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.
我们倾向于把维多利亚时代的人想象得非常古板、中规中矩。
5. Carol managed a few proper snivels for the sake of appearance.
为了做做样子，卡萝尔适时地抽了几下鼻子。
6. We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies.
我们经常忘记该合理地使用我们的身体。
7. In twenty years of mar-riage he has only taken two proper vacations.
结婚二十年里，他只像样地度过两次假。
8. It's a proper Christmas dinner, with turkey and bread sauce.
这是顿像样的圣诞大餐，有火鸡和牛奶沙司。
9. There were no proper toilets, but only an outdoor latrine.
没有正规的厕所，只有一个位于室外的茅坑。
10. The offender made proper restitution to the victim's kindred.
违法者对受害人亲属给予了适当的补偿。
11. A distinction must be made between archaeology proper and science-based archaeology.
必须区分考古学本身和以科学为基础的考古学。
12. It is right and proper to do this.
这么做很得体。
13. I always cook a proper evening meal.
我总是把晚餐做得很丰盛。
14. You must have felt a proper charlie!
你一定觉得自己是个十足的笨蛋!
15. You can't tell her that joke—she's much too prim and proper .
你可别跟她讲那个笑话，她这个人古板正经得要命。
