- a. 和蔼的;适宜的
a.
- 和蔼的,亲切的;友好的
- 适宜的;宜人的;温暖舒适的
派生
ad.
genially
辨析
同义:
a.温和的;亲切的
pleasant cheerful friendly kindly warm cordial agreeable amiable comforting good-natured同义参见:
approachable gentle accessible pacific hearty companionable反义参见:
rude以上来源于:《英汉大辞典》
genial1
adj.
- friendly and cheerful.
- literary (of weather) pleasantly mild and warm.
Derivative
- geniality n.
- genially adv.
Etymology
C16: from L. genialis ‘nuptial, productive’, from genius (see genius).
genial2
adj.
Anatomy, rare relating to the chin.Etymology
C19: from Gk geneion ‘chin’ + -al.
以上来源于:《简明牛津英语词典》