congenial

[US]/kənˈdʒiːniəl/
[UK]/kənˈdʒiːniəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 宜人的,适宜的

Phrases & Collocations

congenial atmosphere

宜人的氛围

a congenial companion

一位投缘的伙伴

congenial working environment

融洽的工作环境

Example Sentences

a congenial host and hostess.

好客的男女主人

his need for some congenial company.

他对志趣相投的同伴的需要。

it's an extremely congenial hang-out for disputatious academics.

这是个喜争好辩的学究们最惬意的逗留之所。

In this small village he found few persons congenial to him.

在这个小村子里他发现很少有人与他志趣相投。

he went back to a climate more congenial to his cold stony soul.

他回到了一个其气氛更适合他那冷酷心灵的地方。

The atmosphere in the office was congenial, but after five years she began to grow restless (not restive ).

办公室的气氛是令人愉快的,但五年后她开始变得不安起来(不能用 restive )

Bonny Hicks appeared to me to be the paradigmatic example of an autonomous, free-choosing individual who decided early on to construct a lifestyle congenial to her idiosyncratic sense of self-expression.

对我而言,彭妮充分体现了一个自由自主的人,如何在年轻的时候根据个人的自我表现来决定她所要的生活方式。

Real-world Examples

But some actors may, in fact, find cloning congenial.

但事实上,一些演员可能会觉得克隆声音很让他们称心。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But, if congenial to philosophy, it is apt to be dangerous to the commonwealth.

但是,这种心境在哲理上说得通,它对国家社会却易于产生危险。

Source: Returning Home

And found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so congenial that the joint studio resulted. That was in May.

彼此一谈,发现她们对艺术、饮食、衣着的口味十分相投,结果便联合租下了那间画室。 那是5月里的事。

Source: O. Henry Short Stories Collection

From his mighty bulk the whale affords a most congenial theme where-on to enlarge, amplify, and generally expatiate.

鲸鱼巨大的身躯提供了一个最适宜扩大发挥、详尽阐释的主题。

Source: Moby-Dick

I call it more congenial — but how it must have seared his soul!

我称之为更令人愉快——但它一定是如何灼伤了他的灵魂!

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

You're the more congenial person, that talks to.

与您交谈时, 您是更友善的人。

Source: Hey Steven

And there were other people in Atlanta who would come to her parties, other people far more congenial than those hide-bound old hens.

亚特兰大还有一些别的人是愿意来参加她的宴会的,这些人比那些思想保守的老家伙随和得多。

Source: Gone with the Wind

The strong tide, so swift, so deep, and certain, was like a congenial friend, in the morning stillness.

汹涌的潮水,那么急促,那么深沉,那么坚定,在清晨的寂静中,就像一个意气相投的朋友。

Source: A Tale of Two Cities (Original Version)

He runs a sort of art colony for writers and such who want sedusion and a congenial atmosphere.

他为作家和那些想要诱惑和宜人气氛的人经营着一个艺术殖民地。

Source: The Long Farewell (Part 1)

I had been accustomed from earliest youth to agricultural labors, and it was an occupation congenial to my tastes.

我从小就习惯于农业劳动,这是一种适合我口味的职业。

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

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