proportionate
proportionate 英 [prəˈpɔ:ʃənət] 美 [prəˈpɔrʃənət]
adj. 成比例的；相称的；适当的 vt. 使成比例；使相称
- When things are in proportion, they are proportionate — their relative magnitudes are in balance and make sense the way they are. When the punishment fits the crime, it's proportionate.
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- adj. 成比例的；相称的；适当的
- vt. 使成比例；使相称
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1. Do you think the Russian reaction was adequate and proportionate?
那么，你认为俄罗斯的反映是否足够并且适当？
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2. Enlarged material powers spell enlarged peril if there is not proportionate growth of the soul.
如果灵魂的生长发育不相称的话，那么，扩张的物质力量就会带来扩大化的危险。
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3. The head of the Association of Chief Police Officers has insisted the policing of demonstrations in the UK is "proportionate" and that recent criticisms lack objectivity and perspective.
英国警官协会会长坚持认为，英国警察针对示威活动进行的管理是“适当的”，最近的那些批评声音不客观、不全面。
- proportionate (adj.) late 14c., "of proper proportion," from Medieval Latin proportionatus "proportioned," past participle of proportionare (see proportion (n.)). Related: Proportionately.
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