学个词 Learn A Word 3435 congenial

今天我们要学的词是 Congenial.

美国最高法院大法官金斯伯格2019年8月31日在华盛顿的国家图书节上致辞。（美联社照片/克里夫·欧文）

congenial 的意思是友善的，情投意合的。 President Trump described the telephone call with the Ukrainian president, which lawmakers in the House of Representatives are investigating, “congenial” and said there was no pressure involved. 特朗普总统形容与乌克兰总统的电话通话是“友善的”，没有任何压力，而国会众议院的（民主党）议员们正在对这次通话进行调查。

Some are surprised and find it odd to learn that liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg had a congenial relationship with the late Justice Antonin Scalia who was considered the court's most conservative member. 令一些人出乎意料、难以理解的是，美国最高法院的自由派大法官金斯伯格与已故的另一位大法官斯卡利亚关系亲密，而后者被认为是最高法院最保守的成员。