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gregarious

英 [grɪ'geərɪəs]美 [grɪ'gɛrɪəs]

adj. 社交的；群居的

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记忆方法

1. greg- + -ary + -ous.
2. => "living in flocks" (of animals), pertaining to a flock, of the herd.

中文词源

gregarious 合群的

来自PIE*ger, 集中，集会，词源同cram, crowd,

英语词源

gregarious

gregarious: see segregate

gregarious (adj.)

1660s, "disposed to live in flocks" (of animals), from Latin gregarius "pertaining to a flock; of the herd, of the common sort, common," from grex (genitive gregis) "flock, herd," from PIE *gre-g-, reduplicated form of root *ger- (1) "to gather together, assemble" (cognates: Sanskrit gramah "heap, troop;" Greek ageirein "to assemble," agora "assembly;" Latin gremium "bosom, lap;" Old Church Slavonic grusti "handful," gramota "heap;" Lithuanian gurgulys "chaos, confusion," gurguole "crowd, mass"). Of persons, "sociable" first recorded 1789. Related: Gregariously; gregariousness.

权威例句

1. Holmes was gregarious, a great wit, a man of wide interests.

福尔摩斯爱交际，非常风趣，兴趣广泛。

2. Rodney was a cheerful, elegant and gregarious if rather contentious man.

罗德尼尽管非常喜欢与人争辩，却是个阳光、优雅、合群的人。

3. She is such a gregarious and outgoing person.

她很外向，喜欢交朋结友。

4. These animals are highly gregarious.

这些动物非常喜欢群居.

5. They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.

它们是群居鸟类，会集群觅食。

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