Amiable

GRE 蓝宝 Barron 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 和蔼的, 亲切的
• ［英］ n. 和蔼的, 亲切的 ( good natured, affable, genial, cordial)
• ［类］ 反义词: inimical ( 敌意的)
• ［同］ 派生词: amiability ( n. 友好, 和蔼可亲)
• ［例］ She is amiable, not aloof.

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin amicabilis friendly, from Latin amicus friend; akin to Latin amare to love
• Date: 14th century
• 1. archaic pleasing, admirable
• 2.
  • a. generally agreeable an amiable comedy
  • b. being friendly, sociable, and congenial
• • amiability noun
• • amiableness noun
• • amiably adverb
• Synonyms:
  • amiable, good-natured, obliging, complaisant mean having the desire or disposition to please. amiable implies having qualities that make one liked and easy to deal with an amiable teacher not easily annoyed. good-natured implies cheerfulness or helpfulness and sometimes a willingness to be imposed upon a good-natured girl who was always willing to pitch in. obliging stresses a friendly readiness to be helpful our obliging innkeeper found us a bigger room. complaisant often implies passivity or a yielding to others because of weakness was too complaisant to protest a decision he thought unfair.

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