Something that is germane to a situation or idea is connected with it in an important way.
例句
...the suppression of a number of documents which were very germane to the case...對幾份與本案密切相關(guān)的文件的隱瞞Fenton was a good listener, and his questions were germane.芬頓聽得聚精會神，提問也切中要害。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
有關(guān)的,恰當?shù)?/div>
The fact is not germane to this issue.此事實興此問題無密切關(guān)系。He asks questions that are germane and central to the issue.他問了一些與論點有密切關(guān)系的重要問題。
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. having close kinship and appropriateness;
"he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"