have affection for
She has a deep affection for her hometown.
她对家乡有深厚的感情。
喜爱；深情
情感；冲动；情感状态；受影响的状态；属性；性质；状况；影响；作用；影响或作用的行为
a feeling of love, liking, or fondness
影响或作用的行为
The act of affecting or acting upon.
喜爱的积极情感
a positive feeling of liking
受情感影响的状态
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
属性；性质；条件
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
情感；冲动
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
爱意；深情
A feeling of love or strong attachment; a feeling of enjoyable and comforting fondness.
She looked at the old photograph with deep affection.
她深情地看着那张旧照片。
用法提示：句中 affection 为名词，意为“深情、喜爱”，表示看着照片时怀有的温暖情感。
AI contextual example
He shows his affection for his grandmother by visiting her every Sunday.
他每个星期天都去看望奶奶，以此表达对奶奶的爱。
用法提示：名词 affection 后接 for，表示“对某人的深情”，在本句中作动词 show 的宾语。
AI contextual example
The dog wagged its tail in obvious affection when its owner came home.
主人回到家时，狗明显地摇着尾巴，流露出亲昵的情感。
用法提示：名词 affection 表示“亲昵、喜爱”，这里用 in affection 描述狗的行为方式。
AI contextual example
She has a deep affection for her hometown.
她对家乡有深厚的感情。
The mother showed great affection toward her child.
母亲对孩子表现出极大的疼爱。
He felt a strong affection for his old friends.
他对老朋友感到强烈的喜爱。
There is a warm affection between the two sisters.
两姐妹之间有着温暖的亲情。
较口语化，指对某人或某事的喜欢
比liking更强烈，常带有温柔或深情
强调情感上的温暖和友善
侧重温柔、体贴的情感
指较持久的情感依恋，常与attachment to连用
grammar · medium
易错句子I affection you very much.
正确表达I have a lot of affection for you.
“affection”是名词，不能直接用作动词。汉语中的“喜爱”可作动词，但英语中需用“have affection for”来表示“喜爱某人”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She has great affection to her grandmother.
正确表达She has great affection for her grandmother.
“affection”后常接介词“for”表示“对……的感情”，而不是“to”。汉语的“对”可能误导学习者使用“to”。
针对 affection 表示‘喜爱’的义项，表示强烈的厌恶
与 affection 的友好情感相反，表示对抗
与 affection 的积极情感相反，表示负面态度
强烈的反感，与喜爱相对
极端敌意，与 affection 亲爱之情相反
affect 是动词，affection 是名词，二者拼写和发音相近但词性和含义不同
effect 常作为名词表示结果，与 affection 的“情感”意义无关，但发音相似易混淆
affectionate 是形容词，与 affection 同根但词性不同，学习者可能混用
深厚的感情
She has a deep affection for her hometown.
她对家乡有深厚的感情。
表达爱意
Parents should show affection to their children.
父母应该向孩子表达爱意。
对……的感情
His affection for classical music is well known.
他对古典音乐的感情是众所周知的。
相互爱慕
Their relationship was built on mutual affection.
他们的关系建立在相互爱慕的基础上。
对……的喜爱
She felt great affection towards her students.
她对学生感到非常喜爱。
公开示爱
They avoid public displays of affection.
他们避免公开示爱。
af- (toward) + fect (do/make) + -ion (noun suffix)
af- (toward) + fect (do/make)
ef- (out) + fect (do/make)
喜爱常带来内心温暖的感觉
喜爱有助于建立人与人之间的情感纽带
深切的喜爱往往伴随着奉献精神
喜爱常通过温柔的方式表达
持久的喜爱可能发展成依恋
我的情感和愿望都没有改变。
She has a deep affection for her cat.
她对她的猫有着深厚的感情。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.