Do not confuse sympathetic and friendly. If you have a problem and someone is sympathetic or shows a sympathetic attitude, they show that they care and would like to help you. My boyfriend was very sympathetic. A person who is friendly or has a friendly attitude is kind and pleasant and behaves the way a friend would. ...a friendly woman who offered me cakes and tea. ...a pleasant, friendly smile. Note that people sometimes refer to characters in a play or novel who are easy to like as sympathetic. There were no sympathetic characters in my book. You usually say that real people are 'nice' or 'likable'.

不要混淆 sympathetic 和 friendly。sympathetic 形容人或人的态度时，表示关心并愿意帮助解决问题，例如，My boyfriend was very sympathetic (我的男友富有同情心)。friendly 形容人善良、令人愉快，像朋友一样：a friendly woman who offered me cakes and tea (请我吃茶点的友善妇人)，a pleasant, friendly smile (令人愉快的友好的微笑)。注意 sympathetic 有时用来形容戏剧或小说中的人物讨人喜欢：There were no sympathetic characters in my book (我的书里没有招人喜欢的人物)。通常用 nice 或 likable 来形容生活中的人物。