Appropriation has two quite different everyday uses. The one you'll see most in casual conversation and social media today is 'cultural appropriation' — taking a custom, style, or symbol from a culture that isn't yours, especially without understanding or respecting it, and often when the borrowing culture has more power. This use can start real arguments, because people disagree a lot about where the line is.

Appropriation has two quite different everyday usesappropriation 這個字有兩種完全不同的日常用法。 The one you'll see most in casual conversation and social media today is 'cultural appropriation'現在在日常對話和社群媒體上最常看到的是『cultural appropriation』文化挪用—— taking a custom, style, or symbol from a culture that isn't yours指從一個不屬於你的文化裡，拿走習俗、風格、或象徵， especially without understanding or respecting it尤其是在不理解或不尊重的情況下， and often when the borrowing culture has more power而且常常是借用的那一方權力比較大。 This use can start real arguments這種用法很容易引發真正的爭論， because people disagree a lot about where the line is因為大家對『界線在哪裡』意見分歧很大。

The other, older, more formal meaning is about money: an appropriation is an official amount of money set aside by a government or organization for a specific purpose — 'Congress approved the appropriation for the new bridge'. These two meanings feel almost unrelated in daily use, but both come from the same root idea of 'making something your own' or 'setting something aside for a use'.

The other, older, more formal meaning is about money另一個比較舊、比較正式的意思跟錢有關： an appropriation is an official amount of money set aside by a government or organization for a specific purposeappropriation 指的是政府或組織為了特定用途而正式撥出的一筆錢—— 'Congress approved the appropriation for the new bridge'『Congress approved the appropriation for the new bridge』國會通過了那座新橋的撥款。 These two meanings feel almost unrelated in daily use這兩個意思在日常使用時感覺幾乎沒關係， but both come from the same root idea of 'making something your own' or 'setting something aside for a use'但其實都來自同一個根本概念：『把某個東西變成自己的』，或『為了某個用途而把東西留出來』。