sociable

sociable
adjective
  1. willing to talk and engage in activities with other people; friendly
    好交际的;友好的
    being a sociable person, Eva loved entertaining.
    作为一个喜好交际的人,伊娃喜欢款待客人。
    ■(of a place, occasion, or activity) marked by friendliness
    (地方,场合,活动)气氛友好的
    a very sociable little village.
    一个热情好客的小村庄。
noun
  1. (historical)an open carriage with facing side seats
    (史)座位面对面的敞篷马车
  2. (historical)a tricycle with two seats side by side
    (史)并肩双座的三轮车
  3. (chiefly Brit.)an S-shaped couch for two people who sit partially facing each other
    (主英)S 形的双人坐椅
  4. (US dated)an informal social gathering
    (美,旧)(非正式的)社交聚会
    a church sociable.
    一次教友联谊会。
派生
sociability
noun
sociableness
noun
sociably
adverb
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin sociabilis, from sociare 'unite', from socius 'companion'
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