suitable用作形容词，表示“适当的,适宜的,恰当的”,指事物与某种场合环境或条件的要求或需要相适应。在句子中可作定语或表语。

　　一.suitable用作形容词，有适宜的,合适的等含义

　　The parents found the girl suitable for their son.

　　这对父母发现这个女孩适合他们的儿子。

　　This tractor is suitable for heavy duty.

　　这台拖拉机适用于重载。

　　She had no other dress suitable for the occasion.

　　她没有其他适合这个场合的衣服。

　　Was it really suitable behaviour for someone who wants to be taken seriously?

　　对于那些想被严肃对待的人来说，这真的是合适的行为吗？

　　Give a few people an idea of suitable questions to ask.

　　向一些人提出合适的问题。

　　He could think of no less suitable moment to mention the idea.

　　他想不出更合适的时机来提这个想法。

　　Many people applied for the job but not one of them was suitable.

　　许多人申请了这项工作，但没有一个人是合适的。

　　We must find a suitable day for our meeting.

　　二.suitably adv.

　　You're not suitably dressed.合适地

　　suitability; suitableness n. 合适,适宜

　　三.suit v. 适合;

　　This candidate does not suit our qualifications.

　　这个候选人不符合我们的条件。

　　a color that suits you; a choice that suits us all; that dress suits you...相配

　　They will only release information if it suits them.

　　他们只会在合适的时候发布信息。