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congenial (adj.)
[congenial 词源字典]
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
.
[congenial etymology, congenial origin, 英语词源]