20091122Word of the Day

junli

germane

\juhr-MAYN\ , adjective;
1.Appropriate or fitting; relevant.
形容词 a.
1.有密切关系的
2.适当的

Quotes:
The issue is not germane to the present discussion.
~Richard Wollheim, On the Emotions
As long as the argument remains germane, he listens attentively, putting on and removing heavy tortoise-shell glasses and leaning across the bench.
~Philip Hamburger, Matters of State
In times of catastrophe we allow public officials to declare "states of emergency" that replace some normal rules . . . with a more germane set.
~Seth Shulman, "Owning the Future: In Africa, Patents Kill", Technology Review, April 2001
I have many secrets, most of which are not at all germane to the topic . . . and would probably be completely inappropriate to tell.
~David Gewirtz, "I Have a Secret", PalmPower Magazine, August 2000

Origin:
Germane comes from Middle English germain, literally, "having the same parents," ultimately deriving from Latin germanus, from germen, "a bud, a shoot."