Gregarious



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 群居的; 爱社交的
• ［英］ adj. 群居的 ( living in herds or flocks) ; 爱社交的 ( sociable)
• ［类］ 反义词: aloof ( 孤独的)
• ［记］ greg ( 群体) +arious -> 群体的 -> 群居的
• ［同］ 同根词: egregious ( 异乎寻常的, 极坏的)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin gregarius of a flock or herd, from greg-, grex flock, herd
• Date: 1668
• 1.
  • a. tending to associate with others of one's kind ; social
  • b. marked by or indicating a liking for companionship ; sociable
  • c. of or relating to a social group
• 2.
  • a. of a plant growing in a cluster or a colony
  • b. living in contiguous nests but not forming a true colony — used especially of wasps and bees
• ? gregariously adverb
• ? gregariousness noun

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