Word · Frequency #11434
affectionate
深情的；充满爱意的；温柔的
核心释义
showing or feeling warmth and affection; loving, fond, and tender.
- 1.
Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
- 2.
表现出温暖或亲情的
having or displaying warmth or affection
- 3.
Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
表现出温暖或亲情的；深情的；充满情爱的
用法In use
She gave her daughter an affectionate hug before school.
用法提示：affectionate 作定语修饰 hug，表示充满温情的。
My grandfather is a kind and affectionate man who always asks about my studies.
用法提示：affectionate 与 kind 并列作定语，形容人的性格。
He wrote an affectionate letter to his old friend.
用法提示：affectionate 作定语修饰 letter，说明信的内容流露深情。
affectionate children
be affectionate towards sb
towards 也可用 to，表示对某人充满温情的态度。
She is very affectionate towards her younger brother.
她对弟弟非常深情。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- affectionate hug
- 深情的拥抱
- She gave her grandmother an affectionate hug.她给了奶奶一个深情的拥抱。
- affectionate kiss
- 充满爱意的吻
- He planted an affectionate kiss on her forehead.他在她额头上印下一个充满爱意的吻。
- affectionate nickname
- 亲昵的昵称
- They call each other by affectionate nicknames.他们用亲昵的昵称称呼彼此。
- affectionate nature
- 温柔多情的性格
- Her affectionate nature made her popular with everyone.她温柔多情的性格使她受到大家喜爱。
- affectionate towards
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 affection（深情）捧在手里，加上 -ate 尾巴，就是充满爱意的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：close relationships、personal messages affectionate 属于中性词，通常用于描述人与人之间的温情或爱意，比较常见于日常对话和私人书信中；在正式写作中使用也不会显得突兀。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes exactly with affectionate (stressed syllable /ɛk/ in /əˈfɛkʃənət/). Affection and affectionately genuinely match its opening /əˈfɛkʃən/ sound. The -tionate words share the spelling and final unstressed /ʃənət/ syllable, but their stress falls elsewhere (e.g., passionate /ˈpæʃənət/), so they are only lookalikes, not rhymes.
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。
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