friendly and cheerful synonym affable友好的;亲切的;欢快的 a genial person 和蔼可亲的人 He was a sweet old gentleman with white hair and a genial smile. 他是一位和蔼可亲的老绅士,满头白发。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2He seemed genial enough. 他似乎很和蔼。 Her manner was quite genial. 她的态度很和蔼。 The fierce old man suddenly looked almost genial. 那个凶狠的老人突然看起来几乎是和蔼可亲的。 Graham was a genial and modest host. 格雷厄姆是一个和蔼谦逊的主人。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGenial is used with these nouns:- host
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin genialis ‘nuptial, productive’, from genius ‘attendant spirit present from one's birth, innate ability or inclination’, from the root of gignere ‘beget’. The Latin sense was adopted into English; hence the senses ‘mild and conducive to growth’ (mid 17th cent.), later ‘cheerful, kindly’ (mid 18th cent.).