Sociability is the quality of being sociable — of liking to be with other people, and being easy and friendly when you are. It is the noun for that side of a person.

Sociability is是 the quality of being sociable這種特質sociable（善於社交）——of liking to be with other people喜歡跟別人在一起，and being easy and friendly when you are而且在一起時輕鬆自在又友善。It它 is是 the noun for that side of a person描述一個人這一面的名詞。

You use it when you talk about the quality itself, not about one friendly act: 'Her sociability made her popular at work' means being-friendly-with-people is a thing she has, all the time, not just that day. It is a slightly formal word.

You你 use it會用它 when you talk about the quality itself在談這個特質本身的時候，not about one friendly act而不是在講某一次友善的舉動：'Her sociability made her popular at work'「Her sociability made her popular at work」means的意思是說，being-friendly-with-people善於跟人相處這件事 is a thing she has是她一直擁有的，all the time不只是那一天而已 not just that day。It它 is a slightly formal word是個稍微正式一點的字。

In everyday talk a Taiwanese student is much more likely to hear 'she's very sociable' or 'she's a people person' than 'her sociability'. Where you really do meet the noun is in writing — psychology, education reports, book reviews, articles about children or about animals. Teachers write it on reports: 'good sociability with classmates'.

In everyday talk在日常對話裡，a Taiwanese student台灣學生 is much more likely to hear比較常聽到的是 'she's very sociable' or 'she's a people person'「she's very sociable」或「she's a people person」than而不是 'her sociability'「her sociability」。Where you really do meet the noun真正會碰到這個名詞的地方 is in writing是在書面文字裡——psychology, education reports, book reviews, articles about children or about animals心理學、教育報告、書評，或談孩子和動物的文章。Teachers老師 write it on reports會寫在評語裡：'good sociability with classmates'「good sociability with classmates」。

And it stretches in two useful ways. It can be used of animals — dogs, monkeys, and bees are said to have sociability, meaning they naturally live in groups. And it can be used of a place or an event rather than a person: 'the sociability of the old market' means the market was a place where people mixed and talked easily.

And而且 it它 stretches in two useful ways還能延伸出兩種實用的用法。It它 can be used of animals可以用在動物身上——dogs, monkeys, and bees狗、猴子、蜜蜂 are said to have sociability都被說有sociability，meaning意思是 they naturally live in groups牠們天生就群居生活。And而且 it它 can be used of a place or an event rather than a person也可以用在一個地方或一個活動上，而不是一個人：'the sociability of the old market'「the sociability of the old market」means的意思是說，the market那個市場 was a place where people mixed and talked easily是一個大家很容易混在一起、輕鬆交談的地方。

Notice one thing carefully: sociability is about wanting company and being comfortable in it. It is not about being kind, and it is not about being good at company. A quiet person can be very warm and have little sociability; a loud person can have plenty of sociability and still be rude.

Notice仔細注意 one thing carefully一件事：sociability is about想要有人陪伴 wanting company，and being comfortable in it而且在陪伴中感到自在。It它 is not about being kind跟善良無關，and it is not about being good at company也跟擅不擅長社交沒有關係。A quiet person一個安靜的人 can be very warm可以非常溫暖 and have little sociability卻只有很少的sociability；a loud person一個很吵的人 can have plenty of sociability可以有很多的sociability and still be rude卻還是很沒禮貌。