genial
adjective /ˈdʒiːniəl/
/ˈdʒiːniəl/
- friendly and cheerful
友好的；亲切的；欢快的 - a genial person
和蔼可亲的人 - He was a sweet old gentleman with white hair and a genial smile.
他是一位和蔼可亲的老绅士，满头白发。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2- He seemed genial enough.
他似乎很和蔼。 - Her manner was quite genial.
她的态度很和蔼。 - The fierce old man suddenly looked almost genial.
那个凶狠的老人突然看起来几乎是和蔼可亲的。 - Graham was a genial and modest host.
格雷厄姆是一个和蔼谦逊的主人。
Collocations DictionaryGenial is used with these nouns:- host
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin genialis ‘nuptial, productive’, from genius ‘attendant spirit present from one's birth, innate ability or inclination’, from the root of gignere ‘beget’. The Latin sense was adopted into English; hence the senses ‘mild and conducive to growth’ (mid 17th cent.), later ‘cheerful, kindly’ (mid 18th cent.). - a genial person