sociable
social【导航词义:社交的】
sociable adj. 好交际的
〔辨析〕指人喜欢与他人交往的,强调友善、合群的性格。
〔例证〕
Some are sociable; some are solitary.
有人好交际,有人爱独处。
She's not feeling very sociable tonight.
今晚她不大想跟人应酬。
We Irish are very sociable people.
我们爱尔兰人非常好交际。
social adj. 社交的,爱交往的
〔辨析〕指与社交活动有关的;也指人爱交际的,此时可与sociable 换用。
〔例证〕
Ours is a club with a lot of social events.
我们的俱乐部社交活动非常丰富。
They were invited to a small social gathering.
他们应邀参加一个小型社交聚会。
I don't like that young lady; she's too much of a social butterfly.
我不喜欢那个年轻女子,她是个十足的交际花。
She has a very social/sociable child.
她的孩子非常合群。