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Conducive Health Regularity Means English Verb Conduce Thing

英语单词 conducive
英美音标 英 [kən'djuːsɪv] 美 [kən'djuːsɪv]
中文释义 adj.有助的;有益的
英语例句 (1) Fresh air is conducive to health.
(2) The favourable political climate is conducive to economic investment.
(3) Regularity ought to be observed, as regularity is very conducive to health.
中文例句 (1) 新鲜空气有助于健康。
(2) 良好的政治气候有利于经济投资。
(3) 生活应遵守规律,因为规律对健康有益。
vocabulary简明 Conducive means tending to cause or produce something. Regular exercise is conducive to happiness and a feeling of well-being.
vocabulary扩展 This adjective is usually followed by the preposition to, and it refers to bringing about something favorable or helpful: A positive attitude is conducive to good health. Conducive was formed in English from the less common verb conduce "to lead or contribute to a result." The verb conduce descends from Middle English conducen, from Latin conducere, from the prefix com- "together" plus ducere "to lead." And the suffix –ive means "tending to."
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有助(于…)的;有益(于…)的 If one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen.
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  • Make your bedroom as conducive to sleep as possible...

    尽量把卧室布置得适宜睡眠。

  • Sometimes the home environment just isn't conducive to reading.

    有时候,家里的环境确实不适合看书。

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