amiable /ˈeɪmiəbl/
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外刊例句
The amiable governor might even be considered an ideal leader for this crisis. An MIT phD who eschewed academia to turn his family kitchen-cabinet business into one of America’s biggest, he is by turn cerebral and pragmatic.
这位和蔼可亲的州长甚至可能被认为是应对这场危机的理想领导人。他是麻省理工学院的一名博士,他避开了学术界,把自己的家庭厨房生意变成了美国最大的厨房生意之一。他时而理智,时而务实。
——《经济学人》
基本释义
Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with.
adj. 亲切的;和蔼可亲的
追根溯源
单词amiable里的词根am来自拉丁语amare ,表示“爱”,所以,在英语里包含am的单词,多与此相关:
amour n. (秘密的)恋情;偷情
amity n. 友好;友善关系
amatory adj. 恋爱的;性爱的
amicable adj. 友好的;友善的
影视例句
在动画电影《马男波杰克》中,Peanutbutter想显得强硬一些,Todd却没看出来,对话中就用到了今天的单词:
Peanutbutter: Did you notice how I just walked in without knocking? Pretty tough, huh?
Todd: Not at all! To me, it read as amiable and familiar, like our friendship has an assumed "Open door" Policy.
-你有注意到我刚刚走进来时没有敲门吗?很强硬吧?
-一点都不,对我来说这是友好亲切的意思,就好像我们的友情,亲密到连门都不用关似的。
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