(of people )人 enjoying spending time with other people synonym gregarious好交际的;合群的;友好的 She's a sociable child who'll talk to anyone. 她是个合群的孩子,跟谁都有话说。 I'm not feeling very sociable this evening. 今晚我不大想跟人应酬。 We had a very sociable weekend (= we did a lot of things with other people). 我们大伙过了一个十分热闹的周末。 The hours are not very sociable in this job (= you have to work early, late, at the weekend, etc.). 这份工作的时间不太适合社交。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin sociabilis, from sociare ‘unite’, from socius ‘companion’.