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Affectionate

“Affectionate”是一个形容词,用来形容一个人富有情感或者热情的,善于表达爱意的。比如 “an affectionate smile”(一个充满爱意的微笑)。

  1. “He gave her an affectionate hug.”(他给了她一个充满爱意的拥抱。)
  2. “She was very affectionate towards her children.”(她对她的孩子非常亲切。)
  3. “The affectionate bond between mother and child is strong.”(母亲和孩子之间的亲情纽带是强烈的。)

该单词的词根是来自拉丁语“affection-”,意为“感情”。

该单词的前缀是“af-”变形为“ad-”,-ate 是后缀,表示形容词。

“Affectionate”源自中古英语(Middle English)期间,最初用于形容对他人充满感情的态度。

同义词有 fond, loving, warm, tender, soft-hearted 等等。

记忆这个词可以联想到 affect + ion, affect 是影响,ion 是行动或结果,联想到影响别人的感情,也就是温情脉脉。

“John, always known for being affectionate, gave his wife a warm hug as he entered the house.” (约翰一直以来都以其富有情感而著名,当他进入房子时,他给了妻子一个温暖的拥抱。)