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affinity n.姻亲；密切关系；吸引力 (1) 他不是公正的见证人,因为他与被告有姻亲关系。(2) 汉字与日文之间有密切关系。(3) 她感到他对她有很强的吸引力。(4) 这物质和水有亲和力。 When you are attracted to someone or something a great deal, we say that you have an affinity, a natural connection. Likewise, scientists use affinity to describe organisms that are alike or resemble each other. Interestingly, the Middle English word, affinite, originally applied to people who were connected or related by marriage, rather than by biology.

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英 [ə'fɪnəti] 美 [ə'fɪnəti] (1) He is not an impartial witness because of his affinity with the accused.(2) There is an affinity between Chinese and Japanese character.(3) She feels a strong affinity to him.(4) This substance has an affinity for water. If you get along with someone very well, you have an affinity with them. Sometimes opposites attract, so you might feel a strange affinity to someone who is seemingly very different from you. 1[N-SING 单数名词]亲近；熟稔 If you have an affinity with someone or something, you feel that you are similar to them or that you know and understand them very well.   [also no det]He has a close affinity with the landscape he knew when he was growing up...他对这片从小就了解的土地有着一种归属感。There is a natural affinity between British and Asian women.英国女性和亚洲女性之间有一种自然的亲近感。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]类似；近似 If people or things have an affinity with each other, they are similar in some ways.   [FORMAL 正式]The two plots share certain obvious affinities.这两个情节有某种明显的相似。

英语单词	affinity
英美音标	英 [ə'fɪnəti] 美 [ə'fɪnəti]
中文释义	n.姻亲；密切关系；吸引力
英语例句	(1) He is not an impartial witness because of his affinity with the accused. (2) There is an affinity between Chinese and Japanese character. (3) She feels a strong affinity to him. (4) This substance has an affinity for water.
中文例句	(1) 他不是公正的见证人,因为他与被告有姻亲关系。 (2) 汉字与日文之间有密切关系。 (3) 她感到他对她有很强的吸引力。 (4) 这物质和水有亲和力。
vocabulary简明	If you get along with someone very well, you have an affinity with them. Sometimes opposites attract, so you might feel a strange affinity to someone who is seemingly very different from you.
vocabulary扩展	When you are attracted to someone or something a great deal, we say that you have an affinity, a natural connection. Likewise, scientists use affinity to describe organisms that are alike or resemble each other. Interestingly, the Middle English word, affinite, originally applied to people who were connected or related by marriage, rather than by biology.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-SING 单数名词]亲近；熟稔 If you have an affinity with someone or something, you feel that you are similar to them or that you know and understand them very well. [also no det] He has a close affinity with the landscape he knew when he was growing up... 他对这片从小就了解的土地有着一种归属感。 There is a natural affinity between British and Asian women. 英国女性和亚洲女性之间有一种自然的亲近感。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]类似；近似 If people or things have an affinity with each other, they are similar in some ways. [FORMAL 正式] The two plots share certain obvious affinities. 这两个情节有某种明显的相似。

Affinity Feel Natural People Similar 英 ə'Fɪnəti] 美 ə'Fɪnəti