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aptness 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˈaptnis/,
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The quality of being appropriate or suitable,
  1. The quality of being appropriate or suitable
    • - the aptness of the punishment

  1. a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread"
  2. appropriateness for the occasion; "the phrase had considerable aptness"
  3. Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of things to their end; Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example; Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others; ...