amiable: [14] Amiable and amicable are the two English descendants of that most familiar of Latin verbs, amo, amas, amat … ‘love’. It had two rather similar adjectives derived from it: amābilis ‘lovable’ and, via amīcus ‘friend’, amīcābilis ‘friendly’ (source of English amicable [15]). Amīcābilis became in French amiable, and this was borrowed into English as amiable, but its meaning was subsequently influenced by that of French aimable ‘likeable, lovable’, which came from Latin amābilis. => amicable
mid-14c., from Old French amiable, from Late Latin amicabilis "friendly," from amicus "friend," related to amare "to love" (see Amy). The form confused in Old French with amable "lovable," from Latin amare. Reborrowed later in proper Latin form as amicable.
双语例句
1. Sara, while remaining outwardly amiable toward all concerned, was inwardly furious.
萨拉尽管表面上对所有相关的人依然和蔼可亲，内心却怒火中烧。
来自柯林斯例句
2. an amiable tone of voice
亲切的声调
来自《权威词典》
3. Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. She was a very kind and amiable old woman.
他是个善良和气的老太太.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. The next - door neighbours are very amiable people.
