单词 | amiable |
释义 | amiableWord family nounamiabilityadjectiveamiableadverbamiably a·mi·a·ble /ˈeɪmiəbəl/ adjectiveadj FRIENDLYfriendly and easy to like 和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 The driver was an amiable young man. 司机是位友善的年轻人。 She was in an amiable mood. ► see thesaurus at friendly 她心情很好。 —amiably adverbadv —amiability /ˌeɪmiəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus amiable• Cohen is soft-spoken and amiable.• From all accounts, the weekend talks were remarkably amiable.• The science and engineering master was always amiable.• They divorced in an amiable and friendly manner.• Nothing could be more reinforcing to a literary establishment which saw itself as amiable and permissive.• Hilary didn't think he looked amiable at all.• Like an amiable but daffy uncle, he repeatedly hangs himself with his own anecdotes.• Kovitsky spoke in an amiable, conversational tone.• The amiable Downpatrick man will beam into living-rooms every Friday throughout the autumn from September 17.• In conversation Victoria exudes wit, self-assurance and an amiable openness. (1300-1400) Old French Late Latin amicabilis; → AMICABLE |
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