将“agreeable”拆分为“agree”和“able”。想象自己“能够同意”(able to agree),所以这个单词描述的是某人或某事容易让人感到愉快或满意,即“令人愉悦的”。
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英语词源
agreeable (adj.)
late 14c., "to one's liking," from Old French agreable (12c., Modern French agréable) "pleasing, in agreement, consenting, thankful," from agreer "to please" (see agree). Related: Agreeably. To do the agreeable (1825) was to "act in a courteous manner."
权威例句
1. Lloyd George was most anxious to be agreeable and pleasant.
劳埃德·乔治极力想表现得平易近人、和蔼亲切。
2. "It's not an agreeable state of affairs," concurs Heitham.
“目前的事态并不令人满意。”海瑟姆赞同道。
3. I'vegone out of my way to be agreeable to his friends.