congenial
英[k?n'd?i?n??l]
美[k?n'd?in??l]
- adj. 意氣相投的；性格相似的；適意的；一致的
助記提示
congenital天生的。
congenial令人愉快的。
中文詞源
congenial 意氣相投的
con-, 強調。-gen, 生育，詞源同gene, generate,kind. 本義指相同出身的，相似的。
英文詞源
- congenial (adj.)
- 1620s, "kindred, sympathetic," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + genialis "of birth," thus, "kindred" (see genus). Sense of "agreeable" is first recorded 1711. Related: Congeniality.
雙語例句
- 1. He is back in more congenial company.
- 他回來后變得更容易相處了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. a congenial working environment
- 宜人的工作環境
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. I met few people congenial to me in the department.
- 在那個單位里我沒碰到幾個意氣相投的人.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. In this small village he found few persons congenial to him.
- 在這個小村子里他發現很少有人與他志趣相投.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. I find him very congenial.
- 我發現他跟人很合得來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》