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单词 commodious
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Definition of commodious in English:

commodious

adjective kəˈməʊdɪəskəˈmoʊdiəs
  • 1formal Roomy and comfortable.

    they moved to a more commodious dwelling
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Inside the commodious house, yellow leather couches are well arranged and classical music is soothingly emanating from the family hi-fi.
    • So the film finishes and we lie and chat amiably in my big commodious bed.
    • I found the suites capacious, the sofas commodious, the sandwiches copious.
    • Many older drivers shy away from the growing breed of commodious, family-orientated ‘people carriers’.
    • The boot is spacious with the seats in place and really commodious when they are tipped over.
    • We sit rent free in a handsome and commodious building, and with our occupancy ensured by a parliamentary title.
    • He was unmarried and so had no use of the commodious house in the College to which he was entitled, but lived in rooms there.
    • Period photographs and other documents reveal that he built a commodious house on the island.
    • The palace building was commodious enough to accommodate chambers and offices of the High Court.
    • Although it measures just 13 1/2 feet square, the dining room feels more commodious thanks to a pair of tall windows on the outside wall and the wide arch that opens to the living room.
    • As a 15th century merchant's home, it would have proved most commodious.
    • The commodious hall was almost full and on the makeshift stage musical instruments were being installed and tested by the accompanists.
    • Eight men were gathered around a black-tinted, glass, rectangle table in the middle of an unlit commodious hall that was suitable for conventions.
    • The escalator opened onto a commodious red velvet lounge, in which there was a large oak bar lining one wall and already quite a few customers.
    • It would obviously be a more commodious property in Berkshire…
    • The new car has a more commodious cabin than the old model, particularly in the rear.
    • It was being pulled down to make way for a larger, more commodious building.
    • It was in the commodious attic of this house that she created her private museum.
    • A commodious dwelling house with a spacious garden that included a fish pond, was also part of the property.
    Synonyms
    roomy, capacious, spacious, ample, substantial, generous, sizeable, large, big, broad, wide, extensive
    rare spacey
  • 2archaic Convenient.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For without order there can be nothing commodious, graceful and noble.
    Synonyms
    convenient, suitable, appropriate, fitting, fit, suited, agreeable

Derivatives

  • commodiously

  • adverb
    • The spatial image can be transcribed very briefly and commodiously in the form of a map.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The particular application of these distinctive characters may more commodiously be reserved for another place.
      • She was permitted, nay encouraged, to make use of all the rooms, so elegantly and commodiously furnished, in Bluebeard Castle, with one exception.
      • The two ends put together form one constant table for everything, and the centre piece stands exceedingly well under the glass, and holds a great deal most commodiously.
      • It was one of the broadest prairies of the West, where no human habitation would be endangered by the flames, and where a vast assemblage of spectators might commodiously admire the show.
  • commodiousness

  • noun
    • But the commodiousness of the plain was not the only reason for making the selection.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The houses are usually log-cabins, of various degrees of comfort and commodiousness.
      • The first European to set eyes on the island, he was sorry to go, ‘leaving the said land with much regret because of its commodiousness and beauty, thinking it was not without some properties of value’.
      • In battle, in travelling, and on other occasions, this added much to the commodiousness and grace of the costume.
      • In particular, there are two whole islands that bear that name; both of which, beside the ruins which they exhibit, are distinguished among the group for their commodiousness, their pleasant appearance, and the productive richness of their soil, no less than for their retired situation.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'beneficial, useful'): from French commodieux or medieval Latin commodiosus, based on Latin commodus 'convenient'.

Rhymes

melodious, odious
 
 

Definition of commodious in US English:

commodious

adjectivekəˈmōdēəskəˈmoʊdiəs
  • 1formal (especially of furniture or a building) roomy and comfortable.

    they moved to a more commodious dwelling
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I found the suites capacious, the sofas commodious, the sandwiches copious.
    • It was being pulled down to make way for a larger, more commodious building.
    • The palace building was commodious enough to accommodate chambers and offices of the High Court.
    • A commodious dwelling house with a spacious garden that included a fish pond, was also part of the property.
    • The boot is spacious with the seats in place and really commodious when they are tipped over.
    • It was in the commodious attic of this house that she created her private museum.
    • So the film finishes and we lie and chat amiably in my big commodious bed.
    • The commodious hall was almost full and on the makeshift stage musical instruments were being installed and tested by the accompanists.
    • Inside the commodious house, yellow leather couches are well arranged and classical music is soothingly emanating from the family hi-fi.
    • It would obviously be a more commodious property in Berkshire…
    • Although it measures just 13 1/2 feet square, the dining room feels more commodious thanks to a pair of tall windows on the outside wall and the wide arch that opens to the living room.
    • Period photographs and other documents reveal that he built a commodious house on the island.
    • The escalator opened onto a commodious red velvet lounge, in which there was a large oak bar lining one wall and already quite a few customers.
    • Eight men were gathered around a black-tinted, glass, rectangle table in the middle of an unlit commodious hall that was suitable for conventions.
    • The new car has a more commodious cabin than the old model, particularly in the rear.
    • Many older drivers shy away from the growing breed of commodious, family-orientated ‘people carriers’.
    • As a 15th century merchant's home, it would have proved most commodious.
    • We sit rent free in a handsome and commodious building, and with our occupancy ensured by a parliamentary title.
    • He was unmarried and so had no use of the commodious house in the College to which he was entitled, but lived in rooms there.
    Synonyms
    roomy, capacious, spacious, ample, substantial, generous, sizeable, large, big, broad, wide, extensive
  • 2archaic Convenient.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For without order there can be nothing commodious, graceful and noble.
    Synonyms
    convenient, suitable, appropriate, fitting, fit, suited, agreeable

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘beneficial, useful’): from French commodieux or medieval Latin commodiosus, based on Latin commodus ‘convenient’.

 
 
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