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单词 appropriation
释义
appropriation
noun[CorU]
uk
/əˌprəʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/əˌproʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/

appropriationnoun[C or U](TAKING)

theactof taking something foryourown use, usually withoutpermission:
据为己有，挪用
Theauthorobjectedto the appropriation of hisstoryby anamateurfilmmaker.作者反对业余电影制作人盗用他的故事。
usuallydisapproving
theactof taking something such as anidea,custom, orstylefrom agrouporculturethat you are not amemberof and using it yourself:
Theemergenceof aglobalcultureofhiphopraisesissuesofracialandculturalappropriation.
More examples
  • Theft is thedishonestappropriation of another person'sproperty.
  • Somearguedthat the British appropriation ofancientGreeksculpturessecuredthem againstneglectanddispersal.
  • Themoviewasbrazeninitsappropriation oftechniques,situationsand setpiecesfromgreatolderfilms.
  • Thephotographof ablond, blue-eyed woman in atraditionalMexicanhuipil hasdrawntheireof some whoseeit as anexampleofculturalappropriation.
  • Questions ofauthenticityand appropriation havedoggedhim since hereleasedanalbumofGypsymusic.
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  • anti-burglary
  • anti-piracy
  • hot-wire
  • housebreaking
  • jemmy
  • jimmy
  • job
  • kleptomania
  • piracy
  • piratical
  • plunder
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  • rustle
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Taking things away from someone or somewhere

appropriationnoun[C or U](SUM OF MONEY)

formal
anamountofmoneyto be used for aparticularpurpose:
拨款
Thecommitteeapprovedan appropriation of £10,000.委员会批准拨款1万英镑。
[often plural]Thefoundationwaspromiseda sevenpercentincreasetobringitsappropriations to $2.07billion.基金会得到承诺拨款将增加7%，使其总额达到20.7亿美元。
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Amounts of money
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  • bounty
  • buck
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  • cash flow
  • circumstance
  • coin
  • fisc
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  • holdback
  • kitty
  • living wage
  • means
  • money supply
  • pool
  • slush fund
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(Definition ofappropriationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
appropriation
noun[CorU]
uk
/əˌprəʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/əˌproʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/

appropriationnoun[C or U](TAKING)

theactof taking something foryourown use, usually withoutpermission
据为己有，挪用
Theauthorobjectedto the appropriation of hisstoryby anamateurfilmmaker.作者反对业余电影制作人盗用他的故事。

appropriationnoun[C or U](SUM OF MONEY)

formal
anamountofmoneyto be used for aparticularpurpose
拨款
Thecommitteeapprovedan appropriation of £10,000.委员会批准拨款1万英镑。
[often plural]Thefoundationwaspromiseda sevenpercentincreasetobringitsappropriations to $2.07billion.基金会得到承诺拨款将增加7%，使其总额达到20.7亿美元。

appropriation| American Dictionary

appropriation
noun[C]
us
/əˌproʊ·priˈeɪ·ʃən/
anamountofmoneykeptseparateto use for aparticularpurpose,esp. by agovernment:
Thecitycouncilapprovedan appropriation of $10,000 toplanttrees.
(Definition ofappropriationfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

appropriation| Business English

appropriation
noun[CorU]
uk
/əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃən/us
FINANCE
(alsocapital appropriation)
asumofmoneyto be used for aparticularpurpose:
an appropriation of $1 million/€5000/£20,000, etc.Campusleadersareseekinganemergencyappropriation ofroughly$25 million,mostlyforrepairstoneglectedbuildings.
an appropriation for sthNew appropriations for themilitarywouldgrowonlymodestly.
theactof taking something thatbelongsto someoneelse:
Thedemonstratorscalled on thegovernmenttospeedup theappropriation oflandfromlargeestateownersandhandit over to thepoor.
The Securities and Futures Authorityyesterdayexpelledaformerdirectorof thebrokeragefor "dishonestappropriation ofclientassets".
Compare
misappropriation
(Definition ofappropriationfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofappropriation

appropriation
Most notably, it was during this administration that the principal appropriations were made to purchase stock in four canal companies (nearly $2 million worth).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Although each program is subject to appropriations review each year, the required effort and attendant uncertainty leads legislators toward abbreviated calculations.
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The critical institutional dynamic concerned the honesty of appropriations estimates.
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State appropriations for the previous state welfare homes failed to keep up with the rise of living and maintenance costs.
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Although the rationale for federal action has been accepted, testimony must be given and the appropriations voted for each fiscal year.
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Over nearly a century the character of the acta changes a little, as appropriations decline and significations of excommunication rise.
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He, however, based his estimate on congressional appropriations, not on executive reports.
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Much about him has already been published : fourteen surviving enrolments and his register recording vicarage endowments and appropriations.
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During the second stage, the distribution over appropriations within each expenditure area is again open to discussion.
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Instead of 500 appropriations, parliament now votes on 27 expenditure areas comprising on the average about 20 appropriations each.
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If it is easy to have appropriations enlarged during the year, a tight process in the first two phases may be of limited value.
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What is less apparent are how respective claims and appropriations were read, how and which texts persuaded.
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The central sections describe the legislature's work in lawmaking, appropriations and executive oversight.
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The forum for repeated play was the ordinary annual appropriations process.
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While sensitive to the budget surplus, appropriations for internal improvements rarely strained the nation's fiscal capacity.
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