资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

SSociable \SSo"cia*ble\, a.[F., fr. L. sociabilis, fr. sociare
   to associate, fr. socius a companion. See {Social}.]
   1. Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or
      company; associable. [R.]

            They are sociable parts united into one body.
                                                  --Hooker.

   2. Inclined to, or adapted for, society; ready to unite with
      others; fond of companions; social.

            Society is no comfort to one not sociable. --Shak.

            What can be uneasy to this sociable creature than
            the dry, pensive retirements of solitude? --South.

   3. Ready to converse; inclined to talk with others; not
      taciturn or reserved.

   4. Affording opportunites for conversation; characterized by
      much conversation; as, a sociable party.

   5. No longer hostile; friendly. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

   {Sociable bird}, or {Sociable weaver} (Zo["o]l.), a weaver
      bird which builds composite nests. See {Republican}, n.,
      3.
      (b) .

   Syn: Social; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar;
        communicative; accessible.