be·hoove /bɪˈhuv/
(vt.)理應,應該(vi.)理所當然
Be·hoove v. t. [imp. & p. p. Behooved p. pr. & vb. n. Behooving.] To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally.
And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. --Luke xxiv. 46.
[Also written behove.]
Be·hoove v. i. To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due.
Be·hoove, n. Advantage; behoof. [Obs.]
It shall not be to his behoove. --Gower.
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behoove
v : be appropriate or necessary; "IT behooves us to reflect on
this matter" [syn: behove]