| 单词 | genial |
| 释义 | genialWord family noungenialityverbgenializeadjectivegenialadverbgenially ge·ni·al /ˈdʒiːniəl/ adjectiveadj FRIENDLYfriendly and happy 亲切的，和蔼的，友好的 a genial smile ► see thesaurus at friendly 亲切的微笑 —genially adverbadv —geniality /ˌdʒiːniˈæləti/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus genial• Our hosts were genial and friendly, and our stay was a very pleasant one.• He cast a genial glance at one of his apprentices.• Indeed, she had scarcely enough presence of mind to return Sybil's bright smile and bid farewell to the genial innkeepers.• Dr Saito has a warm, genial manner.• Glover was genial, modest, and always eager to improve himself.• But all was still save the measured tread of the sentinel and the gentle whispers of the genial night breeze.• Mr. Parker is a genial old man.• Living well, it seems, is the best revenge, even for a genial poet. (1500-1600) Latin genialis, from genius; → GENIUS |
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