conversational
英 [k?nv?'se??(?)n(?)l]
美 [,kɑnv?'se??nl]
助記提示
1、con- "with" + vers- + -ation + -al.
2、字面含義：turn with sb, turn to with sb, turn around with sb, turn to company with sb(表示轉(zhuǎn)而和某人在一起，轉(zhuǎn)而陪伴某人，和某人一起轉(zhuǎn)悠). => keep company with sb, live with sb. => 陪伴，交往，社交，交談，談話(huà)。
3、turn理解為中文里的“轉(zhuǎn)悠”，表示和某人一起到處轉(zhuǎn)悠轉(zhuǎn)悠，也行。
英文詞源
- conversational (adj.)
- 1779, from conversation + -al (1).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.
- 他迄今為止一直不為我說(shuō)的俏皮話(huà)所動(dòng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. What is refreshing is the author's easy, conversational style.
- 讓人耳目一新的是作者輕松自如的會(huì)話(huà)式寫(xiě)作風(fēng)格。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Bernard made no response to Tom's conversational gambits.
- 伯納德沒(méi)有接湯姆的話(huà)茬兒。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. a casual and conversational tone
- 不拘禮節(jié)的談話(huà)語(yǔ)氣
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. In conversational English " is not " often contracts to " isn't ".
- 口頭英語(yǔ)中is not 常縮寫(xiě)為 isn ‘ t.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》