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friend·ship F0327350 (frĕnd′shĭp′)n.1. The quality or condition of being friends.2. A friendly relationship: formed new friendships at camp.3. Friendliness; good will: a policy of friendship toward other nations.friend•ship (ˈfrɛnd ʃɪp) n. 1. the state of being a friend; association as friends: to value a person's friendship. 2. a friendly relation or intimacy. 3. friendly feeling or disposition. [before 900] Friendship See Also: LOVE, SOCIABILITY - An acquaintanceship, if all goes well, can linger in the memory like an appealing chord of music, while a friendship, or even a friendship that deteriorates into an enemyship, so to put it, is like a whole symphony, even if the music is frequently unacceptable, broken, loud, and in other ways painful to hear —William Saroyan
- Became like old friends, the kind who can’t leave each other on deathbeds —Thomas McGuane
- Comradeship … burned and flamed like dry straw on fire —Stephen Longstreet
- Early friends drop out, like milk teeth —Graham Greene
- Every man is like the company he won’t keep —Euripides
An ironic twist on, “A man is known by the company he keeps” and, “Tell me the company you keep and I’ll tell you who you are.” - Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys recorded by art or life —Simone Weil
- Friendship … should, like a well-stocked cellar, be … continually renewed —Samuel Johnson
- A friendship that like love is warm; a love like friendship steady —Thomas Moore
- Friendship with Cape was like climbing a ladder. You had to wait awhile on each rung before he invited you to climb the next —Robert Campbell
- Friends … slipping from his orbit like bees from a jaded flower —Beryl Markham
- He who helps a friend in woe is like a fur coat in the snow —Russian proverb
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure —Pietro Aretino
Aretino’s simile dating back to the sixteenth century, was followed by this explanation: “Because of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship.” - Ill company is like a dog who dirts those most whom he loves best —Jonathan Swift
- In their friendship they were like two of a litter that can never play together without leaving traces of tooth and claw, wounding each other in the most sensitive places —Colette
- It is as foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend, as upon the chastity of a wife —Samuel Johnson
- Life without a friend is like life without sun —Spanish proverb
- Life without a friend is death with a vengeance —Thomas Fuller
- Life without a friend is death without a witness —John Ray’s Proverbs
- The light of friendship is like the light of phosphorous, seen plainest when all around is dark —Robert Crowell
- Like old friends they wear well —Slogan, Meyer gloves
- The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired —Robert Southey
- My friendship [with Vita Sackwille-West] is over. Not with a quarrel, not with a bang, but as a ripe fruit falls —Virginia Woolf, March 11, 1935 diary entry
See Also: BEGINNINGS/ENDINGS - A new friend is like new wine; you do not enjoy drinking it until it has matured —Ben Sira
- A new friend is a new wine —The Holy Bible/Apocrypha
- Their association together possessed a curiously unrelenting quality, like the union of partners in a business rather than the intimacy of friends —Anthony Powell
- Went through our friendships like epsom salts, draining us, no apologies, no regrets —Rosa Guy
- Without a friend the world is a wilderness —John Ray’s Proverbs
Friendship (See also LOVE.) close as the bark to the tree Intimate, close; interdependent, symbiotically related, mutually sustaining. The phrase is used particularly of the closeness between husbands and wives. Though occasionally used to indicate physical proximity, the expression usually carries implications that such is indicative of a spiritual or psychological intimacy or dependency. She would stick as close to Abbot as the bark stuck to the tree. (Cotton Mather, The Wonders of the Invisible World, 1692) The “bark and the tree” as symbolic of “husband and wife” was in print as early as the mid-16th century. The analogy assumes that spouses interrelate in the interdependent, mutually nourishing patterns characteristic of the relationship between a tree and its bark. See also go between the bark and the tree, MEDDLESOMENESS. eat [someone’s] salt To share someone’s food and drink, to partake of someone’s hospitality. Among the ancient Greeks to eat another’s salt was to create a sacred bond of friendship between host and guest. No one who had eaten another’s salt would say anything against him or do him any harm. Salt, as it is used in this phrase, symbolizes hospitality, probably because it once was of considerable value, (cf. the etymology of salary). The first OED citation given for this expression is dated 1382. hand in glove See CONSPIRACY. hobnob To be chummy, familiar, or intimate with; also, hob and nob. This expression originated as hab-nab ‘have or have not,’ ‘give or take.’ Shakespeare employed this early sense in Twelfth Night: He is a devil in private brawl…. Hob, nob, is his word, give’t or take’t. (III, iv) The ‘give or take’ sense of this expression was subsequently extended to include the exchange of toasts as a sign of comradeship. Consequently, the phrase evolved its contemporary figurative meaning of being on friendly or familiar terms. It cannot be her interest to hob and nob with Lord Fitzwilliam. (Lady Granville, Letters, 1828) the mahogany The dining room table, as symbolic of sociability, conviviality, friendship, conversation, etc. This popular 19th-century British colloquial term usually appeared in phrases such as around the mahogany, over the mahogany, or with one’s feet under the mahogany. I had hoped … to see you three gentlemen … with your legs under the mahogany in my humble parlour. (Charles Dickens, Master Humphrey’s Clock, 1840) Currently mahogany is a colloquial term for a bar. From the moment Mr. Primrose appeared behind his own mahogany and superseded the barmaid, he dominated everything. (N. Collins, Trinity Town, 1936) rub shoulders To mingle or socialize; to hobnob. This expression is derived from the bumping and grazing of bodies against each other at social gatherings. The phrase quite often describes the mingling of persons of diverse background and social status at cocktail parties, political gatherings, and the like. thick as thieves Intimate, familiar, friendly; close, tight. This expression is thought to derive from the French ils s’entendent comme larrons en foire ‘as thick as thieves at a fair,’ where thick means ‘crowded, densely arranged.’ When at a fair was dropped from the expression, the figurative jump to thick ‘close, intimate’ occurred; Theodore Hook used the truncated form in The Parson’s Daughter (1833): She and my wife are as thick as thieves, as the proverb goes. Pickpockets, cutpurses, and their kind frequented fairs and other large gatherings where the prospects of gain and escape were both high. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | friendship - the state of being friends (or friendly)friendly relationshiprelationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countriesblood brotherhood - the friendship characteristic of blood brotherscompanionship, fellowship, society, company - the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"confidence, trust - a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust" |
friendshipnoun1. attachment, relationship, bond, alliance, link, association, tie They struck up a close friendship.2. friendliness, affection, harmony, goodwill, intimacy, affinity, familiarity, closeness, rapport, fondness, companionship, concord, benevolence, comradeship, amity, good-fellowship a whole new world of friendship and adventure friendliness conflict, hostility, hatred, resentment, strife, animosity, aversion, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, bad blood, unfriendliness3. closeness, love, regard, affection, intimacy, fondness, companionship, comradeship He really values your friendship.Quotations "Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies" [Aristotle] "Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it" [Cicero De Amicitia] "Friendship admits of difference of character, as love does that of sex" [Joseph Roux Meditations of a Parish Priest]friendshipnounThe condition of being friends:chumminess, closeness, companionship, comradeship, familiarity, fellowship, intimacy.Translationsfriend (frend) noun1. someone who knows and likes another person very well. He is my best friend. 朋友 朋友2. a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know. a friend to animals. 對人友好、大方的人 对人友好、大方的人 ˈfriendless adjective without friends. alone and friendless. 沒有朋友的 没有朋友的ˈfriendly adjective kind and willing to make friends. She is very friendly to everybody. 友好的 友好的ˈfriendship noun1. the state of being friends. Friendship is a wonderful thing. 友情 友情2. a particular relationship between two friends. Our friendship grew through the years. 友誼 友谊make friends (with) to start a friendly relationship; to become friends with someone. The child tried to make friends with the dog. 與...交友 与...交友friendship
friendship with benefitsA friendship or acquaintance in which the partners engage in casual sexual activity but are not in a formal, committed relationship with one another. After two long, ultimately painful relationships, I'm just looking for friendship with benefits these days.See also: benefit, friendshipa hedge between keeps friendship greenFriendships are more likely to be successful when there is a level of space and privacy between the friends. The reason their friendship has lasted as long as it has is because they respect each other's privacy. A hedge between keeps friendship green.See also: between, friendship, green, hedge, keepstrike up (something)To initiate, instigate, or begin something. I saw you striking up a conversation with Jack—what did you two discuss? You might be able to strike up a deal with her if you mention your father's connection to the business. The detective and the con man struck up a unique friendship.See also: strike, upA hedge between keeps friendship green.Prov. Your friendship will flourish if you and your friend respect each other's privacy. Lynne and I are the best of friends, but we often like to spend time apart. A hedge between keeps friendship green.See also: between, friendship, green, hedge, keepstrike up a friendshipto become friends (with someone). I struck up a friendship with John while we were on a business trip together. If you're lonely, you should go out and try to strike up a friendship with someone you like.See also: friendship, strike, upfriendship
friendship a relationship between persons well known to each other which involves liking and affection, and may also involve mutual obligations such as loyalty. In contrast to kinship or other ASCRIBED STATUSES, friendship relationships are difficult to specify with precision since they are, above all, characterized by their fluid and voluntary nature and vary greatly in duration and intensity. As stated by Seymour-Smith (1986), ‘The study of friendship is part of the study of social networks, of RECIPROCITY, and of relationships created by individuals in the social space which is left undetermined by the system of kin or other obligatory relationships.’ From the limited amount of research on friendship in modern societies that has been done, it can be suggested that friendship is a significant factor in personal wellbeing, but that most adults regard themselves as having relatively few close friends (Suttles, 1970). However, there are marked gender differences, women commonly having more close friends than men, and regarding these relationships as more central in their lives. Among children, friendship and relations with peers play an important part in the process of SOCIALIZATION. See also PEER GROUP, INTIMACY, SOCIOMETRICS.Friendship relationships between people that are based on mutual affection, spiritual closeness, and common interests. Friendship is inherently a personal relationship (as opposed, for example, to a business relationship) and is characterized by voluntariness and individual selectivity (in contrast to kinship or to solidarity, which are determined by membership in one group), internal closeness or intimacy (unlike a merely amicable relationship), and stability. It is necessary to distinguish friendship as a social institution, or system of social norms (sociological aspect), a moral sentiment (psychological aspect), and a specific form of interrelationships (sociopsychological aspect). The real meaning of friendship has changed in the course of history. In primitive tribal society the term “friendship” referred to ritualistic relationships associated with symbolic kinship (for example, blood friendship and adopted brothers). The methods of concluding friendship and the rights and obligations of friends in primitive societies were regulated by custom and were often placed above actual kinship (for example, the military friendship of Homer’s Achilles and Patroclus). As tribal bonds disintegrated, friendly relationships were increasingly juxtaposed to kinship relations, and a man’s friends included all his political followers and those who shared his opinions. Such friendship-comradeship, based on common interests, was devoid of personal emotional affection, which develops with the formation of personality. In ancient Greece intellectual and other attachments were not distinguished from erotic relationships. Plato’s ideal of disinterested love-friendship, in which sensual attraction is subordinate to a striving for moral perfection, contains internal contradictions. Only Aristotle eliminated the opposition of friendship-comradeship and love-friendship by considering friendship a highly individualized relationship free of erotic connotations. In the history of philosophy, friendship has been considered primarily on the level of ethics. Some philosophers, such as Montaigne, emphasize the emotional aspect of friendship, while others (for example, Helvetius) attributed friendship to common interests or rational egoism. The German romantics, who created the present cult of friendship, viewed it as a refuge from the egoism of the bourgeois world. The Utopian socialists advocated the establishment of friendship among all people. The first empirical studies on friendship by psychologists and sociologists were begun in the late 19th century. Although friendship is an intimate personal relationship, its formation and development depend on a number of objective conditions: spatial proximity, frequency of contacts, membership in a common group, joint activities, and common goals and interests. Since Aristotle there has been a controversy whether friendship is based on similarity or mutual complementarity of friends. There is a great deal of corroboration for the similarity hypothesis (the demonstrated prevalence of homogeneity of social status, sex, age, education, upbringing, basic values, and some personal attributes of friends). However, the interpretations of this evidence are ambiguous, and modern psychology prefers to state the problem in stricter analytical terms, since the structure of friendly relationships (for example, symmetrical roles and equality) depends on the psychological functions of friendship. The content and functions of friendship change substantially with age. Childhood friendship is an emotional attachment that is most often based on joint activities. Although the degree of selectivity and stability of friendship increases with the age of the child, the genuine need for a “second self” (alter ego) appears only among adolescents and is associated with a need to know the self and correlate one’s emotional experiences with the experiences of another person. Consequently, there is a strenuous search for and frequent idealization of friendship, and youthful friendships have a “confessional” quality and are extraordinarily emotional. Adult bonds of friendship are more differentiated because new forms of social intercourse are open to adults, including love and family and parental attachments. Communist morality regards friendship as one of the most important moral feelings and relationships of the personality. Class-antagonistic society, in which the people’s interests are dissociated and “surrogates of collectivity” (K. Marx) are substituted for the free association of people, places its members in mutually hostile relationships. In socialist society, personal friendly attachments are not, as a rule, opposed to a system of social ties, but, being based on common viewpoints and ideals, supplement these ties and give them concrete expression. The moral evaluation of friendship is determined by its social impact and the values that it affirms. Classic examples of true and high-principled friendship (Marx and Engels, A. I. Herzen and N. P. Ogarev) still serve today as models of morality. I. S. KON FriendshipSee also Loyalty.acaciatraditional symbol of friendship. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 172]Achilles and Patroclusbeloved friends and constant companions, especially during the Trojan War. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 194]Amos and Andydim-witted Andy Brown and level-headed partner Amos Jones, owners of the Fresh Air Taxi Cab Company. [Radio and TV: “The Amos and Andy Show” in Terrace, I, 54]Amys and Amylionthe Pylades and Orestes (q.v., below) of the feudal ages. [Medieval Lit.: LLEI, I: 269]Biddy and Pip“friends for life.” [Br. Lit.: Great Expectations]Castor and Polluxtwin brothers who lived and died together. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 52]Chingachgook and Natty BumppoChingachgook as Natty Bumppo’s constant sidekick and advisor. [Am. Lit.: The Path-finder, Magill I, 715–717]Damon and Pythiaseach agreed to die to save the other. [Gk. Hist.: Espy, 48]Diomedes and SthenelusSthenelus was the companion and charioteer of Diomedes. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 248]Fannie and Edmund Bertramwhile others ignored Fannie, he comforted her. [Br. Lit.: Mansfield Park, Magill I, 562–564]Fred and Ethelthe Ricardos’ true-blue pals. [TV: “I Love Lucy” in Terrace, I, 383–384]Friday and Robinson CrusoeFriday was Robinson Crusoe’s sole companion on desert island. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe]ivy leavessymbolic of strong and lasting companionship. [Heraldry: Halberts, 31]Jane Frances de Chantal and Francis de Sales, Sts. two of most celebrated in Christian annals. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 183]Jonathan and Davidswore compact of love and mutual protection. [O.T.: I Samuel 18:1-3; 20:17]Lightfoot, Martin and HerewardHereward’s companion during various wanderings. [Br. Lit.: Hereward the Wake, Magill I, 367–370]Nisus and Euryalusfought bravely together; Nisus dies rescuing Euryalus. [Rom. Hist.: Wheeler, 259; Rom. Lit.: Aeneid]Peggotty, Clara, and DavidCopperfield lifelong friends. [Br. Lit.: David Copperfield]Petronius and NeroPetronius as nobleman and intimate friend of Nero. [Polish Lit.: Quo Vadis, Magill I, 797–799]Philadelphianicknamed “City of Brotherly Love.” [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2127]Pylades and OrestesPylades willing to sacrifice life for Orestes. [Gk. Lit.: Oresteia, Kitto, 68–90]Standish, Miles and John Aldenbest friends, despite their love for Priscilla. [Am. Lit.: “The Courtship of Miles Standish” in Magill I, 165–166]Theseus and PirithoüsPirithofis, King of Lapithae, was intimate friend of Theseus, Athenian hero. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 195]Three Musketeers, Thethree comrades known by motto, “All for one, and one for all.” [Fr. Lit.: The Three Musketeers]Tiberge and the ChevalierTiberge as ever-assisting shadow of the chevalier. [Fr. Lit.: Manon Lescaut]Wilbur and Charlottespider and pig as loyal companions. [Children’s Lit.: Charlotte’s Web]MedicalSeeFriendfriendship
Synonyms for friendshipnoun attachmentSynonyms- attachment
- relationship
- bond
- alliance
- link
- association
- tie
noun friendlinessSynonyms- friendliness
- affection
- harmony
- goodwill
- intimacy
- affinity
- familiarity
- closeness
- rapport
- fondness
- companionship
- concord
- benevolence
- comradeship
- amity
- good-fellowship
Antonyms- conflict
- hostility
- hatred
- resentment
- strife
- animosity
- aversion
- antagonism
- antipathy
- enmity
- bad blood
- unfriendliness
noun closenessSynonyms- closeness
- love
- regard
- affection
- intimacy
- fondness
- companionship
- comradeship
Synonyms for friendshipnoun the condition of being friendsSynonyms- chumminess
- closeness
- companionship
- comradeship
- familiarity
- fellowship
- intimacy
Synonyms for friendshipnoun the state of being friends (or friendly)SynonymsRelated Words- relationship
- blood brotherhood
- companionship
- fellowship
- society
- company
- confidence
- trust
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