congenial的词源

英文词源

congenial (adj.)

1620s, "kindred, sympathetic," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + genialis "of birth," thus, "kindred" (see genus). Sense of "agreeable" is first recorded 1711. Related: Congeniality.

中文词源

congenial：意气相投的

con-, 强调。-gen, 生育，词源同gene, generate,kind. 本义指相同出身的，相似的。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：congenial 词源，congenial 含义。

congenial：宜人的，适宜的，意气相投的 

词根词缀： con-共同 + -gen-生殖,出生 + -ial形容词词尾