词汇 | genial |
释义 | genial adjective uk /ˈdʒiː.ni.əl/ us /ˈdʒiː.ni.əl/ friendly and pleasant: 友善的;令人愉快的;宜人的 The teacher is very genial/has a genial manner.这位老师非常友好/态度和蔼。 Synonym affable behaving in a kind and pleasant way friendlyI like his sister - she's so friendly. niceHer boyfriend is really nice. amiableShe was perfectly amiable. genialOur genial host led us to our room. congenialHe's very congenial and so quite likeable. Friendly affability affable affably affiliative agreeableness congeniality conversable convivial conviviality convivially hospitable hospitably hospitality inseparable socially sugar and spiceidiom sweet-natured sweet-tempered sweetness the human touch Related wordsgeniality genially genial | American Dictionarygenial adjective us/ˈdʒin·jəl/ friendly and pleasant: a genial personality Examples of genialgenial He was, in spite of himself, genial and good-humored, where he had never seemed so to me in class or in his papers. Genial rehearsal rooms may be pleasant to be in, but they rarely spark significant work in my experience. That the event, if genial, was also a transgressive incursion into a quasi-public space was clear from the women's nervousness. The word that best sums up these two teachers was 'genial'. He had seen all his old contacts in mines and power who were most genial. Most believed that their best defence was to cultivate productive and genial relations with their commissioners, aided wherever possible by friendship and family networks unconnected with work. Seacole's genial tone and her frequent willingness to cast herself as the object of humor, however, disguise deep anxieties. The disadvantages are that one gets a typology of groups and strategies without much in depth socio-historical analysis or transnational connectivities or any other conclusion than a genial-but very important-ecumenicism. Academic charisma flowed not from fame, but rather from one's genial originality, the recognition of which generated one's fame (and thus the cash flow and credit and so on). Our main contention on this mass of orders is that, behind the genial facade of the uprating, there lurks a series of pitfalls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is a kindly, genial, good-tempered, humorous fellow: a kindly word, and you may do anything with him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The next day it is sunny, genial and warm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a genial endeavour to make a few suggestions, various newspapers have been making a cut at everything from level crossings to porters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact that it was both assured and genial bodes well for the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They had at any rate the consolations of genial companionship and of familiar surroundings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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