Word · Frequency #19502
affable
和蔼可亲的；亲切友善的
核心释义
多形容人待人亲切、乐于交谈，不用于形容天气或事物。
friendly, courteous, and easy to talk to; showing warmth toward others
- 1.
亲切友善地接待他人并与之友好交谈；友好、有礼、善于交际。
Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
- 2.
散发温暖和友好
diffusing warmth and friendliness
- 3.
温和的；仁慈的。
Mild; benign.
温和的；和善的；亲切友善地接待他人并与之友好交谈；友好、有礼、善于交际。；散发温暖和友好；温和的；仁慈的。；和蔼可亲的
用法In use
Our new neighbor is an affable man who always greets everyone with a smile.
用法提示：affable 作形容词，在句中描述邻居待人友好、易于亲近。
Even under a lot of pressure, she stayed affable and answered every question politely.
用法提示：affable 作形容词，作表语说明她面对压力时仍保持友善有礼的态度。
The professor was affable during office hours, so students felt comfortable asking him questions.
用法提示：affable 作形容词，描述教授与人交谈时亲切随和，使人放松。
an affable smile
be affable
He is affable.
他很和蔼可亲。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- an affable manner
- 和蔼可亲的态度
- He had an affable manner that put everyone at ease.他和蔼可亲的态度让大家都很放松。
- an affable personality
- 亲切友善的性格
- Her affable personality made her popular in the office.她亲切友善的性格使她在办公室里很受欢迎。
- an affable smile
- 亲切的微笑
- The teacher greeted each child with an affable smile.老师带着亲切的微笑迎接每个孩子。
- an affable host
- 好客亲切的主人
- Our affable host offered us tea and showed us around the house.我们好客亲切的主人给我们端来茶，并带我们参观了房子。
- an affable nature
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
两个 f 像两张微笑的脸面对面，自然能亲切交谈（affable=和蔼可亲的）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式社交场合、工作与商务环境、人物描写/书报评论 affable 比较偏正式，多用于书面或正式场合，强调待人亲切友善、容易交流；口语中更常说 friendly 或 nice。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
In General American, laughable (/ˈlæfəbəl/) rhymes with affable (/ˈæfəbəl/). The other listed words share the same unstressed final /əbəl/ and the spelling -able, but their stressed vowels differ. Beware lookalikes like afford (/əˈfɔːrd/) and affair (/əˈfeər/), which also start with aff- but do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.