Question

2. am, amat [L]=

Accepted Answer

to love 爱
常用词amiable 和amateur 分别来自同源异形根am 和amat。am 是拉丁动词amare 的不定
式词干；amat 是这个动词的动名词词干，意思都相当于to love（爱）。

amiable [am=to love 爱；-i-；-able a.=capable of 可……的→“capable of being loved 可爱的”
→] a. lovable, or kindly 可爱的；和蔼的：an amiable old lady 可亲的老太太

amateur [amat=to love; -eur (-er) n.=person 人→“persaon who does something for loving it
(rather than for money)因爱好（不是为金钱）从事某项活动者”→] n. person who practices an
art, sport or science for his own pleasure（艺术、体育、科学等）业余爱好者：radio amateur
业余无线电爱好者

▽amateurism [amateur;-ism n.] n.业余活动

amateurish [amateur n.业余爱好者；-ish a.=like 像…的→“like an amateur（rather than a
professional hand）像业余的，不内行的”→] a. unskillful 不老练的，外行的：He is still amateurish
in playing golf.他打高尔夫球还不老练。

▽amateurishness [amateurish;-ness n.] n.外行

amicable [amic（来自am 的同根名词amicus）=person one loves, or friend 亲爱者，朋友；
-able a.=able to be 能当……的→“able to be one's friend 能做朋友的”→] a. in a friendly spirit,
or peaceable 友好的；和睦的：amicable settlement 和解

▽amicability [amicab(le);-ility n.] n.友好；和睦

amour [am=to love 爱；-our n.=the state or result 表状态或结果→“loving or the result of loving
恋爱或恋爱的结果）”→] n.① love 恋爱② love affair 桃色事件，偷情

▽amorous [amo(u)r;-ous a.] a.恋爱的；多情的

enamour [en-v.=to cause to be 使；amour n.=love 恋爱→“to cause to be in love 使恋爱”→] v.
inflame with love 使迷恋：Her beauty enam-oured the prince.王子被她的美貌迷住了。

amatory [amat=to love 爱；-ory a.=related to 与……有关的→] a. related to loving;expressing
love 恋爱的；爱慕的：amatory poems 情诗

Love N Amiable Am=To Amateur Amat=To Loving Amateurish