conversationalist
/ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəlɪst/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃənəlɪst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkän-vər-ˈsā-sh(ə-)nə-list/ (ame, mw)
conversationalist — 名詞
- conversationalistsingular
- conversationalistsplural
1. a person who enjoys talking with other people and can keep a conversation easy,
健談的人
愛聊天，也很會和人談話的人
a person who enjoys talking with other people and can keep a conversation easy, lively, and interesting
At dinner, Constanza proved a lively conversationalist and kept three strangers laughing.
晚餐時，Constanza 顯得非常健談，把三個陌生人都逗笑了。
lively conversationalist — keeps talk flowing easily
Hoa is such a skilled conversationalist that even shy guests answer her.
Hoa 很會聊天，就連害羞的客人也願意回答她。
such a skilled conversationalist that ...
During the train delay, Devika became the only conversationalist in our silent carriage.
火車誤點時，Devika 成了我們安靜車廂裡唯一健談的人。
The radio host is a natural conversationalist who asks warm, simple questions.
那位廣播主持人很會聊天，總能提出溫和又簡單的問題。
By dessert, Gabriel had turned from a quiet guest into a confident conversationalist.
吃甜點時，Gabriel 已經從安靜的客人變成自信又健談的人。
- talker
broader and more neutral; can simply mean someone who talks a lot
- chatty person
more informal and friendly; focuses on talking freely rather than doing it skillfully
- communicator
broader; can include writing or public speaking, not only relaxed conversation
- wallflower
a quiet person who stays out of social conversation at gatherings
- listener
focuses on hearing other people rather than leading the conversation
文法句型
a good conversationalist
a gifted conversationalist
be a natural conversationalist
用法筆記
Usually modified by adjectives such as good, gifted, or lively. It praises conversational skill, not simply talking a lot, so it is more approving than words like talker or chatty person.