有密切關系的;適切的
Germane \Ger*mane"\, a. [See {German} akin, nearly related.] Literally, near akin; hence, closely allied; appropriate or fitting; relevant. The phrase would be more germane to the matter. --Shak. [An amendment] must be germane. --Barclay (Digest).
germane adj : having close kinship and appropriateness; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue" [syn: {germane(p)}, {related}]