| 单词 | amity |
| 释义 | amity (once / 290 pages) n The word amity refers to a peaceful, friendly nature, much like the French word for friend — "ami." From the Latin amicus "friend," amity means "friendly relations." That strong sense of friendship lends irony to the name of the book, and later the movie, called "The Amityville Horror," about a horrifying town with a weirdly cheerful name. In truth, though, amity means mutual understanding and peace. Wouldn't it be nice if all of the world's nations lived in amity? WORD FAMILYamity: amiable, amities+/amiability: amiabilities/amiable: amiability, amiableness, amiablest, amiably USAGE EXAMPLESFor a festival that celebrates amity, thankfulness and American values, Thanksgiving generates a lot of arguments, perhaps none more contentious than the issue of stuffing. Wall Street Journal(Nov 18, 2016) Biologist Amity Bass, director of the coastal and nongame resources division at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, agrees. National Geographic(Nov 10, 2016) Amity had planned to buy the colleges as part of a global expansion. Seattle Times(Nov 01, 2016) 1n a state of friendship and cordiality Hypo|Hyper peaceableness, peacefulness a state that is calm and tranquil mollificationa state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered peace the state prevailing during the absence of war 2n a cordial disposition Syn|Hyper cordiality friendliness a friendly disposition |
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