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单词 amicable
释义
amicable
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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.
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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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