congenial

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

Translation

adj. 宜人的,適宜的

Phrases & Collocations

congenial atmosphere

宜人的氛圍

a congenial companion

一位投緣的夥伴

congenial working environment

融洽的工作環境

Example Sentences

a congenial host and hostess.

好客的男女主人

his need for some congenial company.

他對志趣相投的同伴的需要。

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

這是個喜爭好辯的學究們最愜意的逗留之所。

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

在這個小村子裏他發現很少有人與他志趣相投。

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

他回到了一個其氣氛更適合他那冷酷心靈的地方。

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

辦公室的氣氛是令人愉快的,但五年後她開始變得不安起來(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.

對我而言,彭妮充分體現了一個自由自主的人,如何在年輕的時候根據個人的自我表現來決定她所要的生活方式。

Real-world Examples

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

但事實上,一些演員可能會覺得克隆聲音很讓他們稱心。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

但是,這種心境在哲理上說得通,它對國家社會卻易於產生危險。

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.

彼此一談,發現她們對藝術、飲食、衣着的口味十分相投,結果便聯合租下了那間畫室。 那是5月裏的事。

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.

鯨魚巨大的身軀提供了一個最適宜擴大發揮、詳盡闡釋的主題。

Source: Moby-Dick

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

我稱之爲更令人愉快——但它一定是如何灼傷了他的靈魂!

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

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

與您交談時, 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.

亞特蘭大還有一些別的人是願意來參加她的宴會的,這些人比那些思想保守的老傢伙隨和得多。

Source: Gone with the Wind

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

洶湧的潮水,那麼急促,那麼深沉,那麼堅定,在清晨的寂靜中,就像一個意氣相投的朋友。

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.

他爲作家和那些想要誘惑和宜人氣氛的人經營着一個藝術殖民地。

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.

我從小就習慣於農業勞動,這是一種適合我口味的職業。

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

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