| 单词 | affection |
| 释义 | affection affection1 —affectionless, adj. /euh fek"sheuhn/, n. 1. fond attachment, devotion, or love: the affection of a parent for an only child. 2. Often, affections. a. emotion; feeling; sentiment: over and above our reason and affections. b. the emotional realm of love: a place in his affections. 3. Pathol. a disease, or the condition of being diseased; abnormal state of body or mind: a gouty affection. 4. the act of affecting; act of influencing or acting upon. 5. the state of being affected. 6. Philos. a contingent, alterable, and accidental state or quality of being. 7. the affective aspect of a mental process. 8. bent or disposition of mind. 9. Obs. bias; prejudice. [1200-50; ME < OF < L affection- (s. of affectio) disposition or state of mind or body; see AFFECT1, -ION] Syn. 1. liking, friendliness, amity, fondness, friendship. See love. Ant. 1. dislike. affection2 /euh fek"sheuhn/, n. Obs. affectation (defs. 1-3). [1525-35; AFFECT2 + -ION] |
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