| 单词 | convenient |
| 释义 | convenient (once / 118 pages) adj If something is convenient, it adds to your comfort, causes little trouble, or is easy to use, do, or reach. If you live close to your job, that's convenient––it's very easy to get there and get home. This adjective descends from Middle English, from Latin conveniēns, from convenīre "to be suitable, fit." The basic meaning of Latin convenīre is "to agree, meet, come together," and this is the source of English convene. The opposite of convenient is inconvenient, meaning making trouble or annoyance for you. The corresponding nouns are convenience and inconvenience. WORD FAMILYconvenient: convenience, convenienter, convenientest, conveniently, inconvenient+/convenience: conveniences/inconvenience: inconvenienced, inconveniences, inconveniencing/inconvenient: inconvenience, inconveniently USAGE EXAMPLES“It’s convenient to just say ‘Keep it in the ground,’ ” he said, referring to an antifossil-fuel slogan. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) She said they worked faster than she expected and scheduled the work when it was convenient for her. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) AeroFarms chose Newark because of its convenient location and the relative cheapness of its real estate. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj suited to your comfort or purpose or needs a convenient excuse for not going Syn|Ant accessible capable of being reached handyeasy to use favorable, favourableoccurring at a convenient or suitable time expedientserving to promote your interest inconvenient not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs awkwardcausing inconvenience 2adj large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense) Syn|Ant commodious roomy, spacious (of buildings and rooms) having ample space incommodious uncomfortably or inconveniently small crampedconstricted in size |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。