affable
英['?f?b(?)l]
美['?f?bl]
- adj. 和藹可親的；友善的
詞態變化
副詞:?affably;名詞:?affability;
中文詞源
affable 好說話的
前綴af-同ad-, 去，往，在f 開頭輔音詞根前同化為af. -fable來自詞根bha, 說話，同phone, fame 等。
英文詞源
- affable
- affable: [16] The Latin original of affable, affābilis, meant ‘easy to speak to’. It was formed from the verb āffārī ‘speak to’, which in turn was derived from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and fārī ‘speak’ (the source of fable, fame, and fate). It reached English via Old French affable.
=> fable, fame, fate - affable (adj.)
- late 15c., from Old French afable (14c.), from Latin affabilis "approachable, courteous, kind, friendly," literally "who can be (easily) spoken to," from affari "to speak to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Affably.
雙語例句
- 1. Mr Brooke is an extremely affable and approachable man.
- 布魯克先生極為謙和，平易近人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Forrest was normally mild-mannered, affable, and untalkative.
- 福里斯特通常態度溫和、待人親切、少言寡語。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Murray was an affable, free-spirited man.
- 默里是個溫和友善、無拘無束的人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He is an affable man, always willing to stop and talk.
- 他是一個和藹的人, 總是樂于停下來與人交談.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The chairman was quite affable at the meeting.
- 主席在會議上非常和藹可親.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》