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- willing to talk and engage in activities with other people; friendly好交际的; 友好的：
being a sociable person, Eva loved entertaining.
作为一个爱好社交的人, 伊娃喜欢款待客人。
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- (of a place, occasion, or activity) marked by friendliness（地方, 场合, 活动）气氛友好的：
a very sociable little village.
一个热情好客的小村庄。
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- historical an open carriage with facing side seats〈史〉座位面对面的敞篷马车。
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- historical a tricycle with two seats side by side〈史〉并肩双座的三轮车。
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- chiefly Brit. an S-shaped couch for two people who sit partially facing each other 〈主英〉S形的双人坐椅。
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- US dated an informal social gathering〈美, 旧〉（非正式的）社交聚会, 交谊会：
a church sociable.
一次教友联谊会。
派生词
sociability
nounsociableness
nounsociably
adverb词源
mid 16th cent.: from French， or from Latin sociabilis, from sociare 'unite'， from socius 'companion'.