affable
英 ['æfəb(ə)l]
美 ['æfəbl]
TEM8 GRE
affable 好说话的前缀af-同ad-, 去，往，在f 开头辅音词根前同化为af. -fable来自词根bha, 说话，同phone, fame 等。
- affable
- affable: [16] The Latin original of affable, affābilis, meant ‘easy to speak to’. It was formed from the verb āffārī ‘speak to’, which in turn was derived from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and fārī ‘speak’ (the source of fable, fame, and fate). It reached English via Old French affable.
=> fable, fame, fate - affable (adj.)
- late 15c., from Old French afable (14c.), from Latin affabilis "approachable, courteous, kind, friendly," literally "who can be (easily) spoken to," from affari "to speak to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Affably.
- 1. Mr Brooke is an extremely affable and approachable man.
- 布鲁克先生极为谦和，平易近人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Forrest was normally mild-mannered, affable, and untalkative.
- 福里斯特通常态度温和、待人亲切、少言寡语。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Murray was an affable, free-spirited man.
- 默里是个温和友善、无拘无束的人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He is an affable man, always willing to stop and talk.
- 他是一个和蔼的人, 总是乐于停下来与人交谈.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The chairman was quite affable at the meeting.
- 主席在会议上非常和蔼可亲.
来自《简明英汉词典》
