单词 | affable |
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音标 | ['æfəbl] |
解释 | a.易于交谈的;和蔼的 |
红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 易于交谈的(pleasant and easy to approach or talk to);和蔼的(gentle;amia ble) 【考】 反义词:irascible( 暴躁的) 【记】 af+fable(说,讲)→ 可以说话的→和蔼的;派生词:affability (n.和蔼可亲)同根词:ineffable( 无法表达的); fabulous(像传说一样 的) 【同】 affable,pleasant, approachable,gentl e,amiable(反) ineffable,fabulous ,irascible |
字源 | affable (adj.) late 15c., from Old French afable (14c.), from Latin affabilis "approachable, courteous, kind, friendly," literally "who can be (easily) spoken to," from affari "to speak to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + fari "to speak" (see fame (n.)). Related: Affably. |
不择手段背单词 | adj. (人)易于交谈的; 和蔼的(温柔的和亲切的) = gentle = amiable = congenial = cordial = genial = sonsy 【例】an affable smile 笑容可掬 【记】1)af朝向, fable(n 寓言)当词根: 说, 与...交谈-易于交谈的; 2)aff读: 爱抚, able能-能爱抚别人的-易于接近的, 和蔼的 【参】ineffable(adj 无法表达的); fabulous(adj 像传说一样的) 【反】irascible(adj 暴躁的); testy(adj 易怒的; 暴躁的) |
趣味全助记 | 【记】af + fable 寓言,说,愿意和他说话的;和蔼可亲的总是用寓言与故事讲道理 【相关】affable 和蔼可亲的,易于交谈的,confabulate 交谈, fable 寓言,ineffable 不能说的,避讳的, |
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