affable

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a. 和蔼可亲的, 友善的, 亲切的, 慈祥的

发音

UK /ˈæf.ə.bəl/
US /ˈæf.ə.bəl/
AU

词形变化

affablest more affable 比较级 most affable 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

和蔼可亲的;友善的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.

  2. 2.

    Mild; benign.

词汇关系

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词源

Borrowed from French affable, from Latin affābilis, from affor (“to address”), from ad + for (“to speak, to talk”). See fable.

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