affection
/əˈfekʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- a gentle feeling of fondness or liking喜欢, 喜爱：
she felt affection for the wise old lady
她很喜欢那个明智的老夫人
count noun he won a place in her affections.他赢得了她芳心的一隅。
2
- archaic the action or process of affecting or being affected〈古〉影响, 被影响。
2.1
- count noun a condition of disease疾患, 病：
an affection of the skin.
皮肤病。
2.2
- count noun a mental state; an emotion精神状况, 感情。
派生词
affectional
adjective词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin affectio（n-）, from afficere 'to influence' （see AFFECT2）.