convivial

adjective
🔊/kənˈvɪviəl/
🔊/kənˈvɪviəl/
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  1. cheerful and friendly in atmosphere or character(气氛或性格)欢快友好的 synonym sociable
    • a convivial evening/atmosphere欢乐的夜晚/气氛
    • convivial company快乐的伙伴
    • Alan was convivial, affable and engaging.艾伦(Alan)乐于助人,和可亲且引人入胜。
    • We passed a convivial evening at the McCabes’ house.我们在麦卡比斯家度过了一个欢乐的夜晚。
    Topics Family and relationshipsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryConvivial is used with these nouns:
    • atmosphere
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    Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘fit for a feast, festive’): from Latin convivialis, from convivium ‘a feast’, from con- ‘with’ + vivere ‘live’.