If a place or a situation is conducive to something, it makes that thing easier or more likely. A dark, quiet room is conducive to sleep. A noisy café is not conducive to careful reading.

If a place or a situation is conducive to something如果一個地方或情況conducive to某件事， it makes that thing easier or more likely就表示它讓那件事變得更容易發生、更有可能發生。 A dark, quiet room is conducive to sleep昏暗、安靜的房間有助於睡眠。 A noisy café is not conducive to careful reading吵鬧的咖啡店不利於專心閱讀。

The word is rather formal — teachers, reports, and doctors use it; friends in a chat almost never do. It nearly always takes to: conducive to rest, conducive to learning. You use it about conditions and atmosphere, not about a tool in your hand (you would not say this pen is conducive to writing).

The word is rather formal這個字算滿正式的——teachers, reports, and doctors use it老師、報告、醫生會用； friends in a chat almost never do朋友聊天幾乎不會這樣說。 It nearly always takes to它後面幾乎都接to：conducive to rest, conducive to learning像conducive to rest、conducive to learning這樣。 You use it about conditions and atmosphere它用來形容條件和氛圍， not about a tool in your hand而不是用在你手上拿的工具（you would not say this pen is conducive to writing你不會說this pen is conducive to writing）。

There is an old verb, conduce, meaning to help bring something about, but it has almost died; conducive is the form that survived. Though actually, people now stretch it a little: not conducive to teamwork can mean the culture feels unfriendly, not only that the room is too hot.

There is an old verb, conduce有一個古老的動詞conduce， meaning to help bring something about意思是幫助促成某件事， but it has almost died但這個字幾乎已經不再使用了； conducive is the form that survived而conducive是留存下來的形式。 Though actually, people now stretch it a little不過其實，現在人們會把它用得稍微寬鬆一點：not conducive to teamwork can mean the culture feels unfriendly not conducive to teamwork可以指整體氛圍讓人感覺不友善， not only that the room is too hot而不只是說房間太熱而已。