Word · Frequency #19502
affable
和蔼可亲的；友善的；亲切的
friendly and warm in manner; approachable
- 1.
Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
亲切友善地接待他人并与之友好交谈；友好、有礼、善于交际。
- 2.
diffusing warmth and friendliness
散发温暖和友好
- 3.
Mild; benign.
温和的；仁慈的。
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；友善的
In use
The new manager is very affable and always greets everyone with a smile.
Even though he is famous, the actor remains an affable person who enjoys talking with his fans.
Our neighbor is so affable that she often brings us homemade cookies.
an affable smile
be affable
He is affable.
他很和蔼可亲。
affable + noun
She has an affable personality.
她有亲切的性格。
affable with/to someone
通常与介词with或to连用表示对某人友好。
Connections
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
- 温和友善的性情
- Despite his stern job, his affable nature endeared him to his colleagues.尽管他的工作很严肃，但他温和友善的性情使他深受同事喜爱。
Learner notes
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）。
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。
Grammar Note
常用于描述人的性格或态度。
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.
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.