congenial
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·ge·ni·al /kənˈdʒiːniəl/ adjective 1 NICEpleasant in a way that makes you feel comfortable and relaxed 宜人的，令人舒适愉快的congenial atmosphere/surroundings/environment The department provides a congenial atmosphere for research. 这个部门为研究工作提供了轻松愉快的环境。 Frank was a very congenial colleague. 弗兰克是一位很好相处的同事。congenial to The summers out here are not congenial to the average North European. 这里的夏天对一般的北欧人来说不大舒服。2 suitable for something 适宜的，适合的 Compost provides congenial conditions for roots to develop. 堆肥为根部的生长提供了适宜的条件。 —congeniality /kənˌdʒiːniˈæləti/ noun [uncountable]
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congenial• Eliot, who lent the circle considerable prestige, found himself in congenial assorted, and in some cases strange, company.• a congenial atmosphere• All the conditions seemed optimal: the congenial company, the wonderful weather, the historic venue.• One motive, of course, was his desperate need for some congenial company.• At a luxurious hotel he played golf with a very congenial group every morning and tennis most afternoons.• Perhaps it still is, for it still winds peacefully between the elm-shaded meadows of the Exe valley past congenial inns.• Minnesotans are known for their congenial manner.• I had developed a very congenial relationship with my boss, who I discovered was gay also.• As options and the means of accessing them have multiplied, change has become a generally congenial rule of modern life.• Electricity was flexible and clean, altogether a more congenial source of energy than steam.congenial atmosphere/surroundings/environment• I like to take my pleasures in more congenial surroundings, cara.• This phenomenon actually adds greatly to the congenial atmosphere of an agency and encourages friendship and good relations at all levels.Origin congenial (1600-1700) con- + genius + -alcon·ge·ni·al adjectiveChineseSyllable
relaxed you feel that and pleasant in comfortable makes way a Corpus
congenial
con‧ge‧ni‧al /kənˈdʒiːniəl/
adjective
congenial atmosphere/surroundings/environment
The department provides a congenial atmosphere for research.
Frank was a very congenial colleague.
congenial to
The summers out here are not congenial to the average North European.
2. suitable for something:
Compost provides congenial conditions for roots to develop.
—congeniality /kənˌdʒiːniˈæləti, kənˌdʒiːniˈælɪti/ noun [uncountable]
con‧ge‧ni‧al /kənˈdʒiːniəl/
adjective Date: 1600-1700
Origin: con- + genius + -al
1. pleasant in a way that makes you feel comfortable and relaxedOrigin: con- + genius + -al
congenial atmosphere/surroundings/environment
congenial to
2. suitable for something:
—congeniality /kənˌdʒiːniˈæləti, kənˌdʒiːniˈælɪti/ noun [uncountable]