accommodating

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accommodating — 形容詞

  • accommodatingpositive
  • more accommodatingcomparative
  • most accommodatingsuperlative

1. ready to adjust plans, rules, or personal comfort so that someone else is helped

1.形容詞C1
釋義

肯通融

願意為方便別人而調整安排的

ready to adjust plans, rules, or personal comfort so that someone else is helped or inconvenienced less

例句

The chef was accommodating and prepared a dairy-free meal for Hassan.

那位主廚很肯通融，替 Hassan 準備了無乳製餐點。

accommodating + special request

When the class time changed, Ayana stayed accommodating and rearranged her tutoring hour.

課程時間改變時，Ayana 仍然很肯通融，重新安排了她的家教時段。

stay accommodating when plans change

常見搭配
  • accommodating staff
  • accommodating host
  • accommodating manager
  • accommodating about dietary needs
  • accommodating toward guests
  • accommodating enough to change plans
同義詞
  • helpful

    broader and simpler; it can describe people, advice, or tools, not specifically a willingness to adjust

  • obliging

    slightly more formal and a little old-fashioned; it stresses readiness to do favors

  • flexible

    focuses on changing plans or rules, but not necessarily on kindness toward people

  • considerate

    stresses awareness of other people's feelings more than practical adjustments

反義詞
  • inflexible

    unwilling to change arrangements or make exceptions

  • unhelpful

    not ready to give assistance or make things easier

文法句型

be accommodating about + situation

be accommodating toward + person

an accommodating + host / manager / staff member

用法筆記

Often used when someone changes a plan, makes an exception, or adjusts a service to suit another person's needs. It commonly appears after linking verbs such as 'be', 'stay', and 'remain', but it can also describe people in service roles before a noun.

常見錯誤

The room is very accommodating.
The staff are very accommodating.
the adjective usually describes a person's attitude or a service, not the size of a place.
She was accommodating to work late for me.
She was accommodating and agreed to work late for me.
do not put an infinitive directly after 'accommodating'; describe the helpful action in a separate clause.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • extremely accommodating
  • surprisingly accommodating
  • consistently accommodating
  • remarkably accommodating

常用片語

  • be accommodating enough to
  • remain accommodating
  • stay accommodating when plans change
  • find someone accommodating

介系詞搭配

  • accommodating about
  • accommodating toward