conversational

英 [k?nv?'se??(?)n(?)l] 美[,kɑnv?'se??nl]
  • adj. 對(duì)話的;健談的

TOEFL低頻詞

詞態(tài)變化


副詞:?conversationally;

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。
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)話式寫作風(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)有接湯姆的話茬兒。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. a casual and conversational tone
不拘禮節(jié)的談話語(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 ??s寫為 isn ‘ t.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》