conversational
英 [ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən.əl]
美 [ˌkɑːn.vɚˈseɪ.ʃən.əl]
1、con- "with" + vers- + -ation + -al.
2、字面含义:turn with sb, turn to with sb, turn around with sb, turn to company with sb(表示转而和某人在一起,转而陪伴某人,和某人一起转悠). => keep company with sb, live with sb. => 陪伴,交往,社交,交谈,谈话。
3、turn理解为中文里的“转悠”,表示和某人一起到处转悠转悠,也行。
- conversational (adj.)
- 1779, from conversation + -al (1).
- 1. He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.
- 他迄今为止一直不为我说的俏皮话所动。
- 2. What is refreshing is the author's easy, conversational style.
- 让人耳目一新的是作者轻松自如的会话式写作风格。
- 3. Bernard made no response to Tom's conversational gambits.
- 伯纳德没有接汤姆的话茬儿。
- 4. a casual and conversational tone
- 不拘礼节的谈话语气
- 5. In conversational English " is not " often contracts to " isn't ".
- 口头英语中is not 常缩写为 isn ‘ t.