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单词 conversant
释义 con·ver·sant
I. \kənˈvərsənt, -və̄s-, -vəis-; ˈkänvə(r)sənt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English conversaunt, from Middle French conversant, from Latin conversant-, conversans, present participle of Latin conversari to associate with — more at converse
1. archaic : accustomed to dwell or stay : abiding for a considerable amount of time
 < they who have been conversant abroad — Joseph Addison >
2. archaic : having an interest or concern : occupied — used with in, about, with, among
 < long conversant in this horrid practice — Oliver Goldsmith >
 < the passions which are conversant about the preservation of the individual — Edmund Burke >
3. archaic : having frequent, customary, or familiar association : intimately acquainted
 < I have been conversant with the first persons of the age — John Dryden >
— used with with, in, among
 < to be conversant in great men's families — Robert Boyle >
4. : having knowledge or experience
 < British officers … must be conversant with the ways of a dozen or more castes — Christopher Rand >
 < anyone conversant with other parts of England found our neighborhood very depressing — Joyce Warren >
: familiar or acquainted by use or study : well-informed — used with with, formerly often with in
 < conversant with business trends >
 < deeply conversant in the Platonic philosophy — John Dryden >
5. archaic : inclined to conversation
II. noun
(-s)
: one who converses
 < conversation recorded without the knowledge of the conversants — R.C.Pooley >
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