sociable

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sociable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++so·cia·ble /ˈsəʊʃəbəl $ ˈsoʊ-/ adjective FRIENDLYsomeone who is sociable is friendly and enjoys being with other people 好交际的，喜欢与人交往的 OPP unsociable a pleasant, sociable couple 一对和善且喜欢与人交往的夫妇 —sociably adverb —sociability /ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪləti $ ˌsoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

sociable• She had her back to me and didn't seem very sociable.• Some research has shown that people without brothers and sisters tend to be less sociable.• Catherine Prince is tall, athletic-looking, easy going and sociable.• He was very sociable, and enjoyed eating, drinking and smoking.• The apes provide us with much information concerning possible roots of sociable behaviour in man.• According to the sociable chemist, here dwelt an elderly man with many ailments and a prodigious memory.• It is in the features of this sociable disposition rather than in societal structure that the chimpanzee most resembles man.• She's a friendly, sociable woman.Origin sociable (1500-1600) Old French Latin sociabilis, from sociare “to join together”, from socius; → SOCIAL1

so·cia·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable

Corpus sociable enjoys who is is someone and friendly with being

sociable
so‧cia‧ble /ˈsəʊʃəbəl $ ˈsoʊ-/

adjective

Word Family: noun: society, sociologist, sociology, sociability, social, socialism, socialist, socialite, socialization, sociopath; adjective: sociable ≠ unsociable, social ≠ ANTI-SOCIAL, unsocial, socialist, socialistic, societal, sociological, sociopathic; adverb: socially, sociably, sociologically; verb: socialize

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin sociabilis, from sociare 'to join together', from socius; ⇨ social¹

someone who is sociable is friendly and enjoys being with other people
OPP unsociable:

a pleasant, sociable couple
—sociably adverb
—sociability /ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪləti, ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪlɪti $ ˌsoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]

so·ci·able

BrE

/ˈsəʊʃəbl/

NAmE

/ˈsoʊʃəbl/

(

also less frequent

so·cial

)

adjective

(of people 人) enjoying spending time with other people 好交际的；合群的；友好的

SYN

◆She's a sociable child who'll talk to anyone. 她是个合群的孩子，跟谁都有话说。

◆I'm not feeling very sociable this evening. 今晚我不大想跟人应酬。

◆We had a very sociable weekend (= we did a lot of things with other people). 我们大伙过了一个十分热闹的周末。

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OPP

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so·ci·abil·ity

BrE

/ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪləti/

NAmE

/ˌsoʊʃəˈbɪləti/

noun

[uncountable]

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so·ci·ably

BrE

/ˈsəʊʃəbli/

NAmE

/ˈsoʊʃəbli/

adverb