befit

IPA/bɪˈfɪt/
KK[bɪfˈɪt]IPA/bɪˈfɪt/

befit — 動詞

  • befitpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • befitshe / she / it
  • befittedpast simple
  • befitting-ing form

1. to match a person's role, character, or situation in a way that seems proper

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

相稱；得體

與身分、場合或性格相配

to match a person's role, character, or situation in a way that seems proper

例句

Her calm reply befitted a judge after a difficult trial.

她沉著的回應，很符合一位法官在艱難審判後該有的樣子。

befit + person in a social role

The dark wood table perfectly befitted the old library.

那張深色木桌和那間老圖書館十分相稱。

常見搭配
  • befit a king
  • befit a leader
  • befit the occasion
  • befit the office
  • befit his rank
同義詞
  • suit

    is the broad everyday choice for what looks right or feels appropriate

  • fit

    can overlap, but often focuses more on practical suitability than social propriety

  • become

    is also formal and is especially common for clothes, behavior, or appearance

  • match

    is broader and often concerns style, color, or agreement rather than dignity

文法句型

[thing or quality] + befits + [person, role, or occasion]

befit + someone's rank or position

befit + the occasion

用法筆記

Subject is usually a quality, action, style, or object, while the object is often a person, role, or occasion. Mostly seen in formal writing; in everyday English, fit or suit is more common.

常見錯誤

She befits the black dress.
The black dress befits her.
the thing that seems right is usually the subject of befit.
His words were befitting for a king.
His words befitted a king.' / 'His words were fit for a king.
befit normally takes a direct object, not 'for'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • befit a king
  • befit a leader
  • befit the office
  • befit the occasion

常用片語

  • as befits his role
  • as befits the occasion