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Germane

“Germane”是形容词,用来描述与当前话题、讨论或情况相关、切题的事物。这个词强调相关性和适用性,常用于正式语境中,特别是在学术、法律或正式讨论中。

  1. “His question was germane to the topic being discussed.” (他的问题与正在讨论的话题相关。)
  2. “The lawyer objected, saying the evidence was not germane to the case.” (律师提出异议,说证据与案件无关。)
  3. “She made several germane points during the meeting.” (她在会议期间提出了几个切题的要点。)

“Germane”来自拉丁语”germanus”,意思是”同父母的、相关的”。这个词与”germ”(胚芽)相关,都强调相关性和联系。

“Germane”本身是一个完整的词根,没有明显的前缀或后缀。

在学术和法律文化中,germane体现了对相关性和逻辑性的重视。这个词常用于强调论点或证据与讨论主题的相关性,反映了对严谨思维和逻辑的追求。

  • 形容词形式: “germane”(相关的、切题的)
  • 副词形式: “germanely”(相关地、切题地)
  • 固定搭配: “germane to”(与…相关),“germane point”(切题的要点)

“Germane”可以联想”germ”(胚芽)+ “-ane”,想象胚芽与植物相关,即相关的。

“During the academic debate, the professor emphasized that all arguments must be germane to the topic. She reminded students that interesting but irrelevant points, no matter how clever, were not germane to the discussion.” (在学术辩论中,教授强调所有论点都必须与主题相关。她提醒学生,有趣但不相关的观点,无论多么巧妙,都与讨论无关。)