gregarious

• adj.

PIE*gerの「集中する、集合する」から。語源的にはcramp、crowdなどと同じ。

gregarious

gregarious: see segregate

gregarious (adj.)

1660s, "disposed to live in flocks" (of animals), from Latin gregarius "pertaining to a flock; of the herd, of the common sort, common," from grex (genitive gregis) "flock, herd," from PIE *gre-g-, reduplicated form of root *ger- (1) "to gather together, assemble" (cognates: Sanskrit gramah "heap, troop;" Greek ageirein "to assemble," agora "assembly;" Latin gremium "bosom, lap;" Old Church Slavonic grusti "handful," gramota "heap;" Lithuanian gurgulys "chaos, confusion," gurguole "crowd, mass"). Of persons, "sociable" first recorded 1789. Related: Gregariously; gregariousness.

1. Holmes was gregarious ，a great wit，a man of wide interests.

ホームズは交際が好きで、とても面白くて、興味が広い。

2.Rodney was a cheerfl，elegant and gregarious if rather contentious man.

ロドニーは人と争うのが大好きだが、日光、優雅、群れをなす人だ。

3.She is such a gregarious and outgoing person.

彼女は外向的で、友達や友達を作るのが好きです。

4.These animals are highly gregarious .

これらの動物は群居が大好きです。

5.They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.

群居鳥類であり、群れをなして餌を探す。