英语单词

convenient是什么意思

convenient

英[kən'viːnɪənt] |美[kən'vinɪənt]
    adj.方便的;[废语]适当的;[口语]近便的;实用的
日语:便利 法语:pratique 德语:komfortabel 韩语:편리한 俄语:conveniente

牛津词典

adj.

  1. 实用的;便利的;方便的;省事的
    useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems
    1. It is very convenient to pay by credit card.
      用信用卡付款非常方便。
    2. You'll find these meals quick and convenient to prepare.
      你会发现准备这样的饭既快又省事。
    3. Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy.
      水果是维生素和能量的便利来源。
    4. A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns.
      在城镇骑自行车常常比开车更方便。
    5. I can't see him now─it isn't convenient.
      我现在不便见他。
    6. I'll call back at a more convenient time.
      在方便的时候我会回电话的。
    7. He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting.
      他说要给妻子过生日,利用这个借口,就不去参加会议了。
  2. 附近的;近便的;容易到达的
    near to a particular place; easy to get to
    1. The house is very convenient for several schools.
      这座房子离几所学校很近。


中文词源

convenient 便利的

来自convene, 召集。原指召集到一起协调,使一致,使方便。



双语例句

  1. There wasn't even a convenient place for students to assemble between classes
    在课间,学生们连一个方便凑在一起的地方都没有。
  2. Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond
    通常青蛙会在任何条件适宜的池塘中繁殖。
  3. You can also take red ginseng in convenient tablet or capsule form.
    你也可以选择便于服用的红参片或红参胶囊。
  4. The family thought it was more convenient to eat in the kitchen.
    这家人认为在厨房吃饭更方便。
  5. The town is well placed for easy access to London and convenient for Heathrow Airport
    这座城市地理位置优越,到伦敦和希思罗机场都很方便。
  6. Martin drove along until he found a convenient parking place.
    马丁一直往前开,直到找到了一个方便的停车场。
  7. She will try to arrange a mutually convenient time and place for an interview
    她会尽力安排一个双方都方便的时间和地点进行面试。
  8. Would this evening be convenient for you?
    今天晚上你方便吗?
  9. We cannot make this minority a convenient excuse to turn our backs
    我们不能拿少数这几个人作为一种方便的借口而对此置之不理。
  10. It does seem a bit convenient, doesn't it?
    这看起来确实省事,对吧?
  11. 'What time were you planning lunch?' —'Half past twelve, if that's convenient. '
    “你打算什么时候吃午饭?”“如果方便的话,12点半。”
  12. Leaving aside the question of privacy, constant surveillance can be remarkably convenient.
    如果不去管隐私问题的话,实施不间断监视其实是非常便利的。
  13. He might be considered little more than a convenient mouthpiece for the Prime Minister's own economic views.
    他或许仅被视为首相个人经济观点的传声筒。
  14. The job of chairman can no longer be regarded as a convenient soft option.
    别再以为董事长这份工作是那么容易做的。
  15. We rely quite a bit on ready-made meals — they are so convenient
    我们很是依赖现成食物——它们真的很方便。
  16. It's his parents 'choice to send him to a boarding school, rather than a convenient day school
    把他送到寄宿学校而非一家就近的走读学校是他父母的决定。
  17. Filtered water is always on tap, making it very convenient to use.
    随时打开龙头都有过滤水,用起来很方便。
  18. This padded changing bag unzips to form a convenient and comfortable mat for nappy changing.
    这种加厚型妈咪袋把拉链打开就是一块方便、舒适的垫子,可给宝宝换尿布。
  19. He has become a convenient whipping boy for the failures of the old regime.
    他成了现成的替罪羊,为旧政权的失败担受罪名。
  20. With so many people around, it wasn't convenient to have a long talk with him.
    在场的人很多,不便和他长谈。
  21. Don't wait for me, please. That might be more convenient for both of us.
    别等我了,咱们两便吧。
  22. Please bring me the book whenever it's convenient.
    请你乘便把那本书带给我。
  23. Customers find the 24-hour service very convenient.
    日夜服务,顾客称便。
  24. Please come for your mail whenever it's convenient.
    望便中来取你的邮件。
  25. With people around, it wasn't convenient to talk about the matter.
    周围有人,不便启齿。
  26. I live just by the market, and it's very convenient to go shopping.
    我家就住在商场旁边,买东西很方便。
  27. It's not convenient to talk here.; This isn't the right place to talk.
    这里谈话不方便。
  28. Travellers find it convenient.
    行旅称便。
  29. This place is close and convenient to the street-car.
    这儿乘电车很近便。
  30. It is of convenient length.
    它的长度合适。


语源

late Middle English (in the sense befitting, becoming, suitable): from Latin convenient-assembling, agreeing, fitting, from the verb convenire(see convene)


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