单词 | amicable |
释义 | am·i·ca·ble < consistently amicable discussions — F.D.Roosevelt > Synonyms: < at the precise time when the feeling between the two countries was friendliest, and an amicable settlement of differences seemed likeliest — V.L.Parrington > < after more than thirty-two years of trading, amicable relations with the Indians were severed by the Indian wars — American Guide Series: Maine > neighborly suggests either complete goodwill or sociable helpfulness and interest befitting a neighbor < the only encirclement sought is the encircling bond of good old-fashioned neighborly friendship — F.D.Roosevelt > < a lover of men, the most neighborly soul in the world, mingling freely with all classes, and although quite properly proud of a visit from the governor or other great person, never above chatting with the carpenter, or doing a kindness to an old nurse — V.L.Parrington > friendly may suggest warm intimacy, kindly benevolence, or amiable lack of ill will < continually thanking Father John for his friendly visit, saying how kind it was of him to come and sit with an old man like him — Anthony Trollope > Sometimes it indicates only an appearance of these qualities < we must keep smiling faces and be friendly with him no matter how repulsive it may be — Jack London > |
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