1ADJ [ADJ n]适宜的;合适的;适当的;恰当的 You use proper to describe things that you consider to be real and satisfactory rather than inadequate in some way. 适宜的;合适的;适当的;恰当的
3ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ]得体的;合乎体统的;正派的 If you say that a way of behaving is proper, you mean that it is considered socially acceptable and right. 得体的;合乎体统的;正派的
In those days it was not thought entirely proper for a woman to be on the stage.
4ADJ [n ADJ]严格意义上的;真正的;本身的 You can add proper after a word to indicate that you are referring to the central and most important part of a place, event, or object and want to distinguish it from other things which are not regarded as being important or central to it. 严格意义上的;真正的;本身的
A distinction must be made between archaeology proper and science-based archaeology.