单词	affinity
释义	affinityaf‧fin‧i‧ty /əˈfɪnəti/ ●○○ noun (plural affinities) Word Origin WORD ORIGINaffinity Origin: 1300-1400 Old French afinité, from Latin affinitas, from affinis ‘sharing a border, related by marriage’, from ad- ‘to’ + finis ‘end, border’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Samples are stained with a dye that has an affinity for the proteins. They seemed so different, yet he sensed an affinity between them. Venetians feel more affinity with inhabitants of Vienna than with those of Rome. We have a deep affinity formed through many years of friendship. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He shared with her a great many affinities and interests and returned her respect. I felt an affinity with him. Unlike his brother Clarence, he acquired no ready-made affinity which he could exploit when he came of age. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorthe relationship between two people or groups► relationship the way that two people or groups feel about each other and behave towards each other: · Women are usually more interested in discussing relationships than men.relationship with: · His relationship with his parents had never been very good.· Successful companies know the importance of establishing good relationships with their customers.relationship between: · There has been a fundamental shift in the relationship between the U.S. and Russia.a close relationship (=when you know someone very well and like them a lot): · They'd known each other for years and had a very close relationship. ► relations the public relationship between groups, organizations, or countries, especially when this affects how well they work together: relations between: · Relations between management and workers have improved.relations with: · We all understand the importance of maintaining good relations with China.race relations (=between people of different races): · Since the riot, race relations in the city have not been good.diplomatic relations (=between the governments of two countries): · The U.S. has not had normal diplomatic relations with Cuba since the 1960s.industrial relationsBritish labor relations American (=between workers and managers): · The new contract should improve labor relations in the school district.trade relations (=involving exchanging goods between companies): · Trade relations between eastern and western Europe continue to expand. ► ties a strong relationship between two people, organizations, or countries, especially when they have responsibilities towards each other or official agreements with each other: · The group has stayed together because of cultural, social, and other ties.ties with: · The country wants its independence, and intends to loosen its ties with Britain.ties between: · Since the accident, the ties between father and son have grown even stronger.family ties (=between members of a family): · As younger members of the family moved away, the family ties began to weaken. ► rapport a good relationship between people who understand and agree with each others' opinions and ideas: rapport with: · You are lucky to have such a good rapport with your boss.rapport between: · There seems to be a better rapport between players and officials now than in the past.establish a rapport: · Before you do business with someone, it is important to establish a rapport.easy rapport (=good rapport): · Alison and Johnny had an easy rapport that was clear to everyone. ► bond a very strong relationship between two people or groups that makes it difficult for them to separate from each other: · The mountain community is held together by deep historical and religious bonds.bond between: · The bond between mother and child is extremely strong.bond with: · It's almost inevitable that the client will form a very close bond with the therapist.bonds of friendship/affection/attachment: · Over the years the two men had developed deep bonds of friendship. ► chemistry a good and often exciting and romantic relationship between two people who naturally like, understand, and admire each other, even if they have very different characters and attitudes: · Chuck's a nice guy, but the chemistry isn't right.chemistry between: · As soon as we met I could feel the chemistry between us.· The chemistry between the two stars makes the movie a pleasure to watch. ► affinity a feeling of liking and understanding someone because you have the same interests or beliefs as them, or because you are in the same situation as them: · We have a deep affinity formed through many years of friendship.affinity between: · They seemed so different, yet he sensed an affinity between them.affinity with: · Venetians feel more affinity with inhabitants of Vienna than with those of Rome. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► binding · Mammalian cell receptors can have high solute binding affinity, but also allow for rapid on/off binding kinetics. ► close · The closer the affinity, the better the value of one individual predicts that of another. ► elective · I have, how shall I put it, organised an elective affinity for you already. ► great · Aluminium likes silicon: it has a greater affinity for inorganic silicate than for anything else.· But, for such an attribute, the difference could also be due to the greater psychological affinity between Is.· That retinue was one of the great affinities of the Middle Ages, both in scale and cohesion.· With meat, however, he has a great affinity. ► high · These are small proteins capable of binding hydrophobic molecules with high affinity and selectivity.· In marine sediments and faeces, sulphate reducing bacteria outcompete methanogenic bacteria because of their higher affinity for such substrates.· Clay soils, composed of very fine particles, have a much higher affinity for water than silty soils.· Mammalian cell receptors can have high solute binding affinity, but also allow for rapid on/off binding kinetics.· This nematode haemoglobin is chemically similar to myoglobin and has the highest affinity for oxygen of any known animal haemoglobin. ► low · Single met box sites have very low affinity. ► natural · Manifestations Gifts A natural affinity with animals and birds.· It has a natural affinity with oak ageing, and yet it can be fresh and light. ► special · Humans have a special affinity for dolphins, which are widely perceived as having a special degree of intelligence.· Mustard has a special affinity for game, we think, and this recipe Tshowcases the interaction admirably. ► strong · St. Peter's must have had strong affinity with the nearby Castle.· Pete Burns' I feel a strong affinity with him, almost a brotherly thing. ► stylistic · Other patterns do provide, however, an opportunity to recognize such integral stylistic affinity.· This, again, indicates the possibility of a more specific stylistic affinity between these pavements.· The main assumption, below, is that various inferences from style may suggest different levels of stylistic affinity. VERB► feel · Perhaps they feel an affinity with its ghosts.· Bradley, despite his 1735 endorsement of the sea clock, felt little affinity for anything outside astronomy.· We might well feel some affinity with him in our own times.· I felt an affinity with him.· He felt an affinity with the horse; she was a drop-out horse, one of the great rejected, like him.· Pete Burns' I feel a strong affinity with him, almost a brotherly thing.· Juliet was beginning to feel a sort of affinity for Birkleigh.· He felt an early affinity with the light of the local people. ► show · Three conclusions can be drawn: The three polymerases show slightly different affinities for the same promoter.· Hawtrey, then, showed some affinity with Keynes. ► suggest · Another pavement, from Verulamium, also suggests some affinity with the Lion and Stag mosaic.· The figures and description suggest affinities with Ophiotreta or possibly Ophiopristis. 1[singular] a strong feeling that you like and understand someone or somethingaffinity with/for/between his remarkable affinity with animals2[countable, uncountable] a close relationship between two things because of qualities or features that they shareaffinity with/between the affinity between Christian and Chinese concepts of the spirit
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