| 单词 | conducive |
| 释义 | conducive (once / 2792 pages) adj Conducive means tending to cause or produce something. Regular exercise is conducive to happiness and a feeling of well-being. 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." WORD FAMILYconduce: conduced, conduces, conducing, conducive USAGE EXAMPLESBut, she says, the political climate was not conducive to a good education. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Even for tokens, these women tend to be pretty cliched: They wear leather and heels, even though neither are conducive to fighting. Time(Dec 23, 2016) “We are trying to create a community that is conducive to the way people live their lives here,” Morkun said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) adj tending to bring about; being partly responsible for working conditions are not conducive to productivity Syn contributing, contributive, contributory, tributary causative producing an effect |
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