so·cia·ble
adjective/ˈsəʊʃəbl/
/ˈsəʊʃəbl/
(also less frequent social)
- (of people) enjoying spending time with other people
synonym gregarious好交际的;合群的;友好的 - 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.).
这项工作的工作时间不太适合社交(=你必须早、晚、周末工作等)。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin sociabilis, from sociare ‘unite’, from socius ‘companion’. - She's a sociable child who'll talk to anyone.