英単語

convenientの意味・使い方・発音

convenient

英 [kən'viːnɪənt] 美 [kən'vinɪənt]
  • adj.便利な; [形容詞]適切な; [口語]便利な; 実用的な

語源


便利

convene、召集する、から。元来は、「招集して調整する」「一致させる」「便宜を図る」という意味。

英語の語源


convenient
convenient: [14] Convenient comes from Latin conveniēns, the present participle of convenire ‘come together, be suitable, agree’, a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and venire ‘come’ (a distant relative of English come). Convenient reflects the more figurative of convenire’s meanings, as ultimately does covenant, but its original literal sense ‘assemble’ is preserved in convene [15], convention [15], convent, and coven.
=> convent, convention, coven, covenant, venue
convenient (adj.)
late 14c., from Latin convenientem (nominative conveniens), present participle of convenire (see convene).

例文


1. There wasn 't even a convenient place for students to assemble between classes.
授業中、学生たちは集まりやすい場所さえありません。

2. "What time were you planning lunch?"-"Half past twelve,if that 's convenient ."
「お昼ご飯はいつ食べるつもりですか?」「都合がよければ12時半に。」

3.We cannot make this minority a convenient excuse to turn our backs.
私たちはこの数人を便利な言い訳として放っておくことはできません。

4.Martin drove along until he found a convenient parking place.
マーティンは便利な駐車場が見つかるまで前に進んだ。

5.Filtered water is always on tap,Making it very convenient to use.
いつでも蛇口を開けるとろ過水があり、使いやすい。

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