Word of the Day : December 19, 2021
congenial
合得来的;意气相投的
adjective kun-JEEN-yul
What It Means
Congenial means "pleasant, friendly, or suitable."
Congenial 的意思是“愉快的、友好的或合适的”。
Examples
The office is a congenial place to work.
这间办公室是个友好的工作场所。
The tour guide was very congenial.
这个导游非常和蔼可亲。
The grapes thrive in the congenial climate.
葡萄在合适的环境下茁壮生长。
"There's no question that Sloan was a competitor, but throughout the competition he was congenial and respectful…." — The Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald, 3 Nov. 2021
Sloan无疑是竞争对手,但在整个比赛过程中,他都很和善的、有礼貌的……”
Did You Know?
According to ancient mythology, each person at birth was assigned a guardian spirit. The Latin name for this attendant spirit was genius. Two people who get along well together can be thought of as sharing a similar spirit. They might even be described by a word combining the Latin prefix com- (meaning "with, together") and genius—in English congenial.
依据古老的神话,每个人出生就被分配了一个守护神。 这个attendant spirit的拉丁名字是genius。 相处融洽的两个人被认为是有相似的灵魂。 他们甚至用拉丁语前缀的 com-(意思是“with『和』,together『一起』”)和genius(英语中的 congenial)组成单词来加以描述。
Quiz
Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of congenial: s _ m _ _t _ c _.
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