| 单词 | gregarious |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [gre'gɛəriəs] |
| 解释 | a.群居的；爱社交的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 群居的(living in herds or flocks)；爱社交的(sociable) 【考】 反义词：aloof(孤独 的) 【记】 greg(群体)+arious→ 群体的→群居的 【同】 同根词：egregious( 异乎寻常的，极坏的) 【例】 Bees are gregarious. My gregarious sister makes friends wherever she goes. |
| 字源 | gregarious (adj.) 1660s, "living 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," reduplication of PIE root *ger- "to gather together, assemble" (cognates: Greek ageirein "to assemble," agora "assembly;" Old Church Slavonic grusti "handful;" Lithuanian gurgulys "chaos, confusion," gurguole "crowd, mass"). Sense of "sociable" first recorded 1789. Related: Gregariously; gregariousness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 群居的; 爱社交的 = sociable 【记】greg群体 【参】egregious(adj 异乎寻常的; 极坏的) 【类】gregarious: reserved 爱社交的: 保守的 【反】aloof(adj 冷淡的; 孤独的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】greg- 群 【相关】aggregate 聚集，congregate 聚集，egregious 超群的(distinguished)，gregarious 群居的, segregate隔离(separate) |
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