英语词汇“amiable”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

A friendly, pleasant person could be described as amiable. Airline flight attendants tend to be amiable. The people monitoring the school's cafeteria? Maybe not.

An amiable person is good-natured and easy to get along with. Add one letter and you get amicable, a word with a common ancestor (Latin amicabilis) and a similar meaning. But while amiable refers to friendly people, amicable refers to friendly relations between them; two amiable people who no longer want to be married to one another might have an amicable divorce.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

amicable / amiable

Amicable refers to a friendliness or goodwill between people or groups. Amiable refers to one person's friendly disposition. A group might have an amicable meeting, because the people there are amiable.

Amicable comes from the Latin amicabilis, for friendly, which can be traced to the Latin amicus, for friend. Here are some friendly examples:

Through an email, Sala said negotiations have been very amicable and that both sides are motivated to get a deal done. (Seattle Times)

It was a relatively amicable divorce and at least they remain on speaking terms. (BBC)

The split was amicable, Mr. Robbins said, with his former partner breaking even on the sale and returning to the music business. (New York Times)

Amiable also comes from the Late Latin amicabilis, with a stop in Old French as amiable before English adopted it. Some experts use amiable to describe only people, but amiable is also used to describe things being sociable or agreeable, like an amiable tone of voice. It's usually used for people, though:

A tall, amiable man, he wears a white hard hat with "JOE" written in faded marker on the front. (Washington Post)

One former roommate described him as amiable and talkative. (New York Times)

Amicable refers to the connections between people or things, like a friendly situation with a crowd. Take out the "c" for crowd and you're left with amiable, one friendly person.

WORD FAMILY

amiable: amiability, amiableness, amiablest, amiably+/amiability: amiabilities/amity: amiable, amities

USAGE EXAMPLES

Each time he was amiable with the staff and did not appear vigilant.

New York Times(Dec 28, 2016)

He inquired further throughout the interview, and while he was amiable about it, this wasn’t flattery or deflection.

New York Times(Dec 23, 2016)

In his New York Times review, Glenn Kenny called it “relentlessly amiable.”

New York Times(Dec 22, 2016)

1adj diffusing warmth and friendliness

an amiable gathering

Syn

affable, cordial, genial
friendly

characteristic of or befitting a friend

2adj disposed to please

"an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson

Syn

good-humored, good-humoured
good-natured

having an easygoing and cheerful disposition

单词	amiable
释义	amiable (once / 326 pages) adj A friendly, pleasant person could be described as amiable. Airline flight attendants tend to be amiable. The people monitoring the school's cafeteria? Maybe not. An amiable person is good-natured and easy to get along with. Add one letter and you get amicable, a word with a common ancestor (Latin amicabilis) and a similar meaning. But while amiable refers to friendly people, amicable refers to friendly relations between them; two amiable people who no longer want to be married to one another might have an amicable divorce. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS amicable / amiable Amicable refers to a friendliness or goodwill between people or groups. Amiable refers to one person's friendly disposition. A group might have an amicable meeting, because the people there are amiable. Amicable comes from the Latin amicabilis, for friendly, which can be traced to the Latin amicus, for friend. Here are some friendly examples: Through an email, Sala said negotiations have been very amicable and that both sides are motivated to get a deal done. (Seattle Times) It was a relatively amicable divorce and at least they remain on speaking terms. (BBC) The split was amicable, Mr. Robbins said, with his former partner breaking even on the sale and returning to the music business. (New York Times) Amiable also comes from the Late Latin amicabilis, with a stop in Old French as amiable before English adopted it. Some experts use amiable to describe only people, but amiable is also used to describe things being sociable or agreeable, like an amiable tone of voice. It's usually used for people, though: A tall, amiable man, he wears a white hard hat with "JOE" written in faded marker on the front. (Washington Post) One former roommate described him as amiable and talkative. (New York Times) Amicable refers to the connections between people or things, like a friendly situation with a crowd. Take out the "c" for crowd and you're left with amiable, one friendly person. WORD FAMILY amiable: amiability, amiableness, amiablest, amiably+/amiability: amiabilities/amity: amiable, amities USAGE EXAMPLES Each time he was amiable with the staff and did not appear vigilant. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) He inquired further throughout the interview, and while he was amiable about it, this wasn’t flattery or deflection. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) In his New York Times review, Glenn Kenny called it “relentlessly amiable.” New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1adj diffusing warmth and friendliness an amiable gathering Syn affable, cordial, genial friendly characteristic of or befitting a friend 2adj disposed to please "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson Syn good-humored, good-humoured good-natured having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
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