conversant
UK/kәn'vә:sәnt/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Familiar with or knowledgeable about a subject (usually 'conversant with/in').
熟悉的，通晓的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom converse (con- 'together' + vers 'turn' = to turn about with, keep company with). Originally 'conversant' meant 'spending time among' something; from keeping company with a subject you become familiar with it.
Root vers still carries 91 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.conversant with熟悉…
- 2.conversant in通晓…
- 3.fully conversant完全熟悉
Example Sentences
- 1.
She is fully conversant with the new safety regulations.
- 2.
You should be conversant in at least one programming language.