首页英语词典conversationconversation的意思

conversation

英 [kɒnvə'seɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,kɑnvɚ'seʃən]

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近义词parley chat discourse discussion dialogue

n. 交谈，会话；社交；交往，交际；会谈；（人与计算机的）人机对话

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复数: conversations;

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1、con- "with" + vers- [versare (vertere的反复体，反复动词：versare) => vers-] + -ation.
2、字面含义：turn with sb, turn to with sb, turn around with sb, turn to company with sb(表示转而和某人在一起，转而陪伴某人，和某人一起转悠). => keep company with sb, live with sb. => 陪伴，交往，社交，交谈，谈话。
3、turn理解为中文里的“转悠”，表示和某人一起到处转悠转悠，也行。
4、vertere => 反复体：versare. => 被动体：versari, 字面含义：keep to be turned, 由此引申为：abide, remain, live; 表示：保持下去，继续下去，维持下去。=> vers-. 该词的vers-就取这样的含义。
5. 共同的扭转话题。
6. 共同围绕一个话题才能说。

中文词源

conversation 谈话

来自converse, 谈话。

英英释意

1. the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

英文词源

conversation: conversation: [14] Latin convertere meant ‘turn round, transform’. It was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com- and vertere ‘turn’ (source of English verse, version, and vertigo). It has spawned a variety of English words, its most direct descendant being convert [13]. Its past participle conversus produced the noun converse ‘opposite’ [16], but this should not be confused with the verb converse ‘talk’ [14], which came via quite a different route.

Latin vertere had a specialized form, vertāre, denoting repeated action. From it came versārī ‘live, occupy oneself’, which, with the addition of the com- prefix, produced conversārī ‘live, dwell, associate or communicate with others’. This passed via Old French converser into English, but at first both it and its derivative conversation were limited semantically to the notion of ‘dwelling’ and ‘social life’; the specific modern sense ‘talk’ was not brought into play until the late 16th century.
=> convert, verse, version
conversation (n.): mid-14c., "living together, having dealings with others," also "manner of conducting oneself in the world;" from Old French conversation, from Latin conversationem (nominative conversatio) "act of living with," noun of action from past participle stem of conversari "to live with, keep company with," literally "turn about with," from Latin com- "with" (see com-) + vertare, frequentative of vertere (see versus).

Specific sense of "talk" is 1570s. Used as a synonym for "sexual intercourse" from at least 1511, hence criminal conversation, legal term for adultery from late 18c. Related: Conversationalist; conversationist.

同义词辨析

conversation, dialogue, talk, chat

这些名词均含"交谈"之意。

conversation：一般用词，指两个或更多人互相交换意见的交谈。

dialogue：指"对话"。

talk：普通用词，可与conversation换用，指正式交谈。

chat：指熟人之间非常随便的交谈，强调谈话的亲密和非正式性。

考试真题

This is, in any case, the right conversation to be having now as Mayor Megan Barry takes office.

Long queues, delayed flights and over - crowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather.

Interfering with a wireless security system is similar to interfering with a conversation.

For comparison, let's say you wanted to jam a conversation between two people—all you'd need to do is yell in the listener's ear.

Addison witulski's grandmother kim Allred said Addison probably overheard a conversation between family members talking about the funds needed to get her little brother to treatment.

For comparison, let's say you wanted to "jam" a conversation between two people—all you'd need to do is yell in the listener's ear.

his is, in any case, the right conversation to be having now as Mayor Megan Barry takes office.

If I call them, I'll have to have a long conversation.

Long queues, delayed flights and over - crowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather.

So when I apologize, I usually choose in-person first, or a phone conversation as my top alternative, and Maybe a handwritten note next.

But none of that is the topic of conversation in the Brookdale dining room.

Here's where there needs to be a much wider public conversation that extends beyond government agencies and scientific communities to include students, hobbyists, and anyone who may potentially stand to be affected by the use of CubeSat technology.

A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, or worry.

Another nice thing is that you learn both new words and their use unconsciously, meaning that you will tend to use the words learned/learnt this way in conversations almost automatically.

Another patient noticed what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me because he had one of his books with him as well.

But it can quickly rise to something worse, when everyone starts hitting "reply all" to join in a long and unpleasant conversation.

How does the man sound at the end of the conversation？.

I hate it when she calls me at work—I'm always too busy to carry on a conversation with her.

I left my seat quietly, giving him some privacy to finish his conversation.

In study after study, it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors.

It's more likely that none of us start a conversation because it's awkward and challenging, or we think it's annoying and unnecessary.

Keep eye contact in conversation to build trust.

Many of our conversations are gossip, I have noticed three effects of gossip: It can hurt people, it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction, and it can cause social pressures in a group.

Naturally, shy people might not have enough confidence to start up conversations with strangers.

Put a group of strangers in a room together, and they'll probably start a conversation.

Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication—e-mails, web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative, but that didn't necessarily mean people preferred positive news.

Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap 间隙 with conversation.

That night, I talked to my wife about my conversation with kurt and what I had learned.

That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.

The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to introduce a topic.

The first thing I would say is that the way you begin the conversation is very important.

They listened with great interest and then enthusiastically joined in grand conversations about Harry's adventures.

We start with small talk, a polite conversation about something like traffic or weather.

When we begin conversations with new people, we want to feel comfortable, and so do they.

Wilson has covered am astonishing 64, 000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous conversations with the students he transports to and from school.

Conversations are links, which means when you have a conversation with a new person a link gets formed and every conversation you have after that moment will strengthen the link.

given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent, that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year—a virtual epidemic of failed conversation.

Here are five simple ways that you can make the first move and start a conversation with strangers.

If you see a conversation as a fight or competition, you can win by cheating as long as you don't get caught.

In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable:Start a conversation .

simply starting a conversation with them will form a link.

When you make eye contact, can feel the conversation.

When you meet a person for the first time, make an effort to find the things which you and that person have in common so that you can build the conversation from that point.

When you start conversation from there and then move outwards, you'll find all of a sudden that the conversation becomes a lot easier.

While the conversation around our environment and our responsibility toward it remains centered on shopping hags and straws, we're ignoring the balance of power that implies that as "consumers" we must shop sustainably, rather than as "citizens" hole our

You all came into a conversation where you first met the person, but after some time you may have met again and have forgotten their name.

词组搭配

make conversation

talk for the sake of politeness without having anything to say

寒暄；说应酬话

实用场景例句

The conversation turned to gardening.: 话题转到了园艺上。

I tried to make conversation (= to speak in order to appear polite) .: 我设法找些话题。

(North Amercian English)to get into a conversation with sb: 开始与某人攀谈

(British English)to get into conversation with sb: 开始与某人攀谈

a telephone conversation: 电话交谈

I had a long conversation with her the other day.: 前几天我与她作了一次长谈。

The main topic of conversation was the likely outcome of the election.: 谈话的主题是选举可能产生的结果。

Don was deep in conversation with the girl on his right.: 唐与他右边的女孩在专心交谈。

He's a talkative guy, and I struck up a conversation with him...: 他是一个健谈的人，于是我开始和他攀谈起来。

I waited for her to finish a telephone conversation.: 我等着她打完电话。

When I arrived I found her in conversation with Mrs Williams.: 我到的时候，发现她正在和威廉斯夫人谈话。

He had been trying to make conversation.: 他一直在尽量找话说。

I could not understand a single sentence without an English dictionary.: 我那时合并字典就看不懂一个英文句子.

She steered the conversation to more general topics.: 她把谈话引向更为一般性的话题.

She sat silently, flinging the odd word into the conversation from time to time.: 她静静地坐着, 在谈话过程中不时插上一两句话.

A chance conversation led to a brilliant new career for the young catering student.: 一次偶然的谈话让这名年轻的餐饮业学生进入了一个前景一片光明的新职业.

Someone has been listening in to our telephone conversation.: 有人一直在窃听我们的电话谈话.

The weather is a stock topic of conversation.: 天气是老一套的话题.

The conversation slows down the action of the play.: 这些对话使剧情进展有所减缓.

The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.: 这些粗野的字眼在日常谈话中是禁忌的.

After she finished her conversation with flying colours, she hung up.: 她出色地谈完之后, 把电话挂了.

I'm afraid I must break this conversation short. I have to go now.: 恐怕这次谈话只能到此为止, 现在我得走了.

We were enjoying a pleasant conversation , until she sailed in with her unpleasant remarks.: 我们正在愉快地交谈, 她却起劲地加了进来,说些没人爱听的话.

There was a brief pause in the conversation.: 对话中有短暂的停顿.

The conversation was carried on in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.: 会谈是在亲切友好的气氛中进行的.

I latched on to their conversation.: 我倾听他们的谈话.

Her conversation was salted with wit.: 她的话妙趣横生.

I only caught the fag end of their conversation.: 我仅听到他们谈话的结尾。

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