convenient

B1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #5232 ★★☆☆☆

a. 方便的, 合宜的 [法] 适当的, 合理而可行的, 方便的

发音

UK /kənˈviːniənt/
US /kənˈvinjənt/

词形变化

more convenient 比较级 most convenient 最高级

别名

conuenient convinient

教材释义与例句

形容词

方便的；[废语]适当的；[口语]近便的；实用的

useful to you because it saves you time, or does not spoil your plans or cause you problems

Mail-order catalogs are a convenient way to shop.

使用邮购目录是一种方便的购物方式。

My secretary will call you to arrange a convenient time to meet.

我的秘书会打电话给你安排一个方便的时间见面。

释义与例句

adj. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.

    方便

    Fast food might be convenient, but it's also very unhealthy.

    1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries 'If you please, m'm,' said Chloe at the door, 'there's the detective here again, and he would like to see the master if it's convenient.'

  2. 2.

    Suspicious due to suiting someone's purposes very well.

    How convenient that you caught a cold the night before your essay was due.

  3. 3.

    Fit; suitable; appropriate.

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

commodious

反义词 1

inconvenient

近义相关 2

spacious roomy

参见 2

accessible expedient

词源

From Middle English convenient, from Latin conveniēns (“fit, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō, convinīre (“to come together, suit”); see convene and compare covenant.

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