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- friendly and cheerful友好的, 欢快的:
a big, genial man of 45
一个身材高大, 和蔼可亲的45岁男子
the meeting proved surprisingly genial.
这次会见的气氛出人意料地亲切友好。
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- (especially of air or climate) pleasantly mild and warm(尤指空气或气候)温暖舒适的, 宜人的。
派生词
geniality
noungenially
adverb词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin genialis 'nuptial, productive', from genius (see GENIUS). The Latin sense was adopted into English; hence the senses 'mild and conducive to growth' (mid 17th cent.), later 'cheerful, kindly' (mid 18th cent.).