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单词 convenient
释义 con·ve·nient
\kənˈvēnyənt, -nēənt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin convenient-, conveniens suitable, present participle of convenire to come together, be suitable — more at convene
1. obsolete
 a. : fit, adapted, suitable, congruous
  < feed me with food convenient for me — Prov 30:8 (Authorized Version) >
 b. : appropriate, becoming, proper
2.
 a. : suited to personal ease or comfort or to easy performance of some act or function
  < programs broadcast at hours that are more convenient for the housewife >
 b. : suited to the needs or the circumstances of a particular situation
  < he had … the convenient habit of discounting the sufferings of the victims of civilization on the score of their presumed insensibility — Benjamin Farrington >
 c. : affording accommodation or advantage
  < Europe is so divided from Asia by deserts and mountains … that it is very convenient to call it a continent — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington >
  : well adapted to ready use
  < there is no convenient experimental animal for investigating the cold virus — C.H.Andrewes >
3. : near at hand : easily accessible : handy
 < the crossroads church, set … at a point convenient to a group of plantations — American Guide Series: Virginia >
con·ve·nient·ly adverb
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