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sociable

adjective
🔊/ˈsəʊʃəbl/
🔊/ˈsəʊʃəbl/
(also less frequent social)
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  1. (of people人) enjoying spending time with other people好交际的；合群的；友好的 synonym gregarious
    • She's a sociable child who'll talk to anyone.她是个合群的孩子，跟谁都有话说。🔊🔊
    • I'm not feeling very sociable this evening.今晚我不大想跟人应酬。🔊🔊
    • We had a very sociable weekend (= we did a lot of things with other people).我们大伙过了一个十分热闹的周末。🔊🔊
    • The hours are not very sociable in this job (= you have to work early, late, at the weekend, etc.).在这项工作中，上班时间不是很友善。
    opposite unsociable compare antisocialTopics Family and relationshipsb1, Personal qualitiesb1
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin sociabilis, from sociare ‘unite’, from socius ‘companion’.