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amiable
a.mi.a.ble  AHD[³“m¶-…-b…l]   DJ[6e!mi8*b*l]  KK[6emi*b*l]
adj.（形容词）
1.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
2.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
ORIGIN
1.Middle English
    中古英语
2.from Old French
    源自 古法语
3.from Late Latinamīc³bilis} * see  amicable
    源自 后期拉丁语amīc³bilis} *参见amicable
DERIVATIVES
▪a”miabil“ity  或  n.（名词）
▪a“miableness
▪a“miably  adv.（副词）
SYNONYMS
1.amiable,affable,good-natured,obliging,agreeable,pleasant
2.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。
3.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）。
4.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。
5.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。
6.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。
7.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）。
8.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）