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a·mi·a·ble AHD[āʹmē-ə-bəl] D.J.[ˈeɪmiːəbəl]K.K.[ˈemiəbəl]adj.（形容词）- Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable.温柔的：性情友好亲切的；脾气好的，可爱的
- Cordial; sociable; congenial:亲切的：热情的；容易交往的；和善的：an amiable gathering.一次友好的聚会
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Late Latin amīcābilis * see amicable 源自 后期拉丁语 amīcābilis * 参见 amicable
a'miabilʹity 或 aʹmiableness n.（名词）aʹmiably adv.（副词）amiable, affable, good-natured, obliging, agreeable, pleasant- These adjectives mean willing or showing a willingness to please.这些形容词的意思是愿意的或表示出亲热的。
- Amiable implies friendliness: Amiable 暗指友好的： "an amiable villain with a cocky, sidelong grin" (Hal Hinson). “带着一种高傲且目中无人微笑的态度和蔼的恶棍” （哈尔·金森）。
- Affable especially fits a person who is easy to approach, responsive in conversation, and slow to anger: Affable 尤其适用于形容一个容易接近，交谈时反映灵敏和不易生气的人： She is affable enough when she is not preoccupied with business problems.当她不忙于公事的时候是很容易接近的。
- Good-natured suggests a tolerant, easygoing disposition; sometimes it also implies a docile nature: Good-natured 指性情宽厚，容易相处；有时也指性情温顺： You are too good-natured to resent a little criticism.你太厚道了，对别人的批评毫不动怒。
- Obliging specifies willingness or eagerness to be of help to others or indulge their wishes: Obliging 专门指愿意或渴望帮助别人或满足别人愿望的人： The obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to pay the bill and leave.殷勤的服务员并不着急让我们付帐离开。
- Agreeable suggests being in accord with one's own feelings, nature, or tastes: Agreeable 表示与某人的感情、性情或爱好和谐一致： "My idea of an agreeable person . . . is a person who agrees with me" (Benjamin Disraeli). “我所认为的惹人喜爱的人…是同意我观点的人” （本杰明·狄瑞里）。
- Pleasant applies broadly to agreeable manner, behavior, or appearance: Pleasant 明确地用来指令人愉快的举止、行为或外表： "I couldn't handle it, I didn't enjoy it and it probably didn't make me a pleasant person to be around" (James Caan). “我对付不了它，我不喜欢它并且它大概也让我成了这里不受欢迎的人” （詹姆斯·凯恩）
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