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。
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的俏皮話所動。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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話式寫作風(fēng)格。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Bernard made no response to Tom's conversational gambits.
- 伯納德沒有接湯姆的話茬兒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. a casual and conversational tone
- 不拘禮節(jié)的談話語氣
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. In conversational English " is not " often contracts to " isn't ".
- 口頭英語中is not 常縮寫為 isn ‘ t.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》