小词详解 | affable
affable 英 [ˈæfəbl] 美 [ˈæfəbl]
SAT TEM8 GRE
外刊例句
Affable executives dodge almost every attempt to wheedle out useful ways of comparing the firm with its listed peers。
高管们和蔼可亲,但无论记者如何尝试打探有用的信息来比较沙特阿美和其上市的同业,他们总是顾左右而言他。
——《经济学人》The new Mets owner has portrayed himself as affable and accessible.
这位纽约大都会棒球队的新老板把自己描绘成一个和蔼可亲、平易近人的人。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to
[形容词] 友好、性情温和或易于交谈的
深入解读
Affable 一词源自拉丁语 affabilis (平易近人的、礼貌的、善良的、友好的),15世纪末经古法语 affable 进入英语,由前缀 af- (加强)+ 词根 fabl (讲、说)+ e 构成,即用来表示“和蔼可亲的、平易近人的”,侧重强调乐意与人交谈、回应请求或答复建议等的亲切意愿,比如:
这位情绪无常的女演员一会儿还和蔼可亲,可一转眼就火冒三丈。
The volatile actress was affable at one moment, choleric the next.
名著用例
She was affable, vain, subject to flattery, and this combination, he knew quite well, might produce a tragedy in a woman of her home position.
她态度和气,爱慕虚荣,喜欢听人吹捧。他很清楚,这一切加在一起,有可能会给她那样家庭地位的妇女带来悲剧。
出自美国现实主义作家西奥多·德莱赛(Theodore Dreiser)创作的长篇小说《嘉莉妹妹》(Sister Carrie)。
同近义词
amiable: having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
cordial: warm and friendly
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