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

adj

The adjective amicable means "friendly" — but in particular, use it when describing relations one might otherwise expect to be unfriendly. The end of a romantic relationship that's less than amicable might involve broken dishes or broken bones.

Amicable, not surprisingly, comes from the Latin word for "friend," amicus. Perhaps the things most commonly described as amicable are divorces. The parties in a divorce often tend to be so childish and the proceedings so messy that it's nice to have a word that reflects the absence of those qualities. Other nouns that commonly pair with amicable include relationship, split, parting, solution, and breakup.

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

amicable: amicability, amicableness, amicably+/amicableness: amicablenesses

USAGE EXAMPLES

Norman’s departure from Carolina was not amicable nor was it business.

Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016)

On Thursday, the agency also reached an amicable settlement with owners of the Malibu Beach Inn over beach-access stairways that were never built.

Seattle Times(Dec 09, 2016)

The commission also reached an amicable settlement with owners of the Malibu Beach Inn over beach-access stairways that were never built.

Washington Times(Dec 09, 2016)

adj characterized by friendship and good will

Syn|Ant

friendly

characteristic of or befitting a friend

favorable, friendly, well-disposed

inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

unthreatening, well-meaning

not unfriendly or threatening

lovable, loveable

having characteristics that attract love or affection

peaceable, peaceful

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

hostile

characterized by enmity or ill will

aggressive

having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends

unfriendly

not disposed to friendship or friendliness

aggressive, belligerent

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical

characterized by antagonism or antipathy

at loggerheads

in a dispute or confrontation

bitter

proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity

dirty

expressing or revealing hostility or dislike

head-on

characterized by direct opposition

ill

indicating hostility or enmity

opponent, opposing

characterized by active hostility

inimical, unfriendly

not friendly

hateful

evoking or deserving hatred

offensive

for the purpose of attack rather than defense

unpeaceful

not peaceful

violent

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

单词	amicable
释义	amicable (once / 1835 pages) adj The adjective amicable means "friendly" — but in particular, use it when describing relations one might otherwise expect to be unfriendly. The end of a romantic relationship that's less than amicable might involve broken dishes or broken bones. Amicable, not surprisingly, comes from the Latin word for "friend," amicus. Perhaps the things most commonly described as amicable are divorces. The parties in a divorce often tend to be so childish and the proceedings so messy that it's nice to have a word that reflects the absence of those qualities. Other nouns that commonly pair with amicable include relationship, split, parting, solution, and breakup. 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 amicable: amicability, amicableness, amicably+/amicableness: amicablenesses USAGE EXAMPLES Norman’s departure from Carolina was not amicable nor was it business. Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016) On Thursday, the agency also reached an amicable settlement with owners of the Malibu Beach Inn over beach-access stairways that were never built. Seattle Times(Dec 09, 2016) The commission also reached an amicable settlement with owners of the Malibu Beach Inn over beach-access stairways that were never built. Washington Times(Dec 09, 2016) adj characterized by friendship and good will Syn\|Ant friendly characteristic of or befitting a friend favorable, friendly, well-disposed inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile unthreatening, well-meaning not unfriendly or threatening lovable, loveable having characteristics that attract love or affection peaceable, peaceful not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war hostile characterized by enmity or ill will aggressive having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends unfriendly not disposed to friendship or friendliness aggressive, belligerent characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical characterized by antagonism or antipathy at loggerheads in a dispute or confrontation bitter proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity dirty expressing or revealing hostility or dislike head-on characterized by direct opposition ill indicating hostility or enmity opponent, opposing characterized by active hostility inimical, unfriendly not friendly hateful evoking or deserving hatred offensive for the purpose of attack rather than defense unpeaceful not peaceful violent acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
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