| 单词 | conversationalist |
| 释义 | conversationalist (once / 14683 pages) n A conversationalist is someone who likes to chat, and is good at it. Conversationalists love to have — surprise! — conversations. If you’re seated at a long formal dinner party, you hope the person next to you is a great conversationalist or you’re in for a long night. A great conversationalist will tell you interesting things and probably make you laugh. For a conversationalist, chatting and bantering come easily. A conversationalist is witty and clever, like Dorothy Parker. A bad conversationalist would say inappropriate things, like tell you about an infection just as you’re taking a bite of mashed potatoes. WORD FAMILYconversationalist: conversationalists+/conversation: conversational, conversationalist, conversationist, conversations/conversational: conversationally/conversationist: conversationists/converse: conversation, conversed, conversely, converses, conversing USAGE EXAMPLESShe was a very good listener, good at asking questions, a good conversationalist. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) But our panel of experts, excellent conversationalists all, say there are some ways to keep that spirit alive after college. New York Times(Oct 17, 2016) Mr. Cyrille is a gregarious conversationalist, quick to illustrate any point. New York Times(Oct 17, 2016) n someone skilled at conversation Syn|Hypo|Hyper conversationist, schmoozer deipnosophist someone skilled at informal chitchat conversational partner, interlocutora person who takes part in a conversation speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous) |
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