Word · Frequency #14931
fondness
喜爱；偏爱
a natural liking or affection for someone or something
- 1.
The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity.
喜爱；愚蠢；溺爱；倾向
喜爱；愚蠢；溺爱；倾向；溺爱；爱好
In use
She has always had a fondness for classical music.
My grandfather's fondness for old photographs is well known in our family.
He recalled his childhood with fondness.
have a fondness for [noun/gerund]
表示对某事物有持久的喜爱。
She has a fondness for classical music.
她对古典音乐情有独钟。
develop a fondness for [noun/gerund]
强调逐渐产生的好感。
He developed a fondness for hiking after moving to the mountains.
搬到山区后，他逐渐喜欢上了徒步旅行。
show fondness towards [someone]
用于对人的感情，常指长辈或上级对晚辈或下属。
The teacher shows fondness towards her students.
这位老师对学生表现出慈爱。
Common mistakes
He has a fondness of chocolate.He has a fondness for chocolate.
在表达“对…的喜爱”时，fondness 后应接介词 for，而不是 of。中国学生受中文“的”字结构影响，常误用 of。
She is fondness of painting.She is fond of painting.
fondness 是名词，不能用作形容词或动词。此处应使用形容词短语 be fond of。中国学生易混淆名词 fondness 和介词短语 be fond of。
Connections
Collocations
- have a fondness for
- 对……偏爱
- She has a fondness for old books.她偏爱旧书。
- develop a fondness for
- 逐渐喜欢上……
- He developed a fondness for spicy food.他渐渐喜欢上了辛辣食物。
- show fondness
- 表现出喜爱
- The dog showed its fondness for the children.这只狗对孩子们表现出喜爱。
- deep fondness
- 深厚的感情
- They share a deep fondness for each other.他们彼此怀有深厚的感情。
- remember with fondness
- 深情地怀念
- I remember my school days with fondness.我怀念我的学生时代。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把fond（喜爱的）加上名词后缀ness，喜爱的状态就成了名词fondness：喜爱、溺爱。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、personal letters、literary narrative fondness 是中性常用名词，可表示对人或事物的喜爱、偏爱或溺爱；比较常见于日常对话、私人书信和书面叙事，语气通常温和，不属于正式语或俚语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ness 结尾，后缀读作 /nəs/。其中 madness /ˈmædnəs/ 和 sadness /ˈsædnəs/ 押韵；fondness /ˈfɑːndnəs/ 与 kindness /ˈkaɪndnəs/ 拼写相近（都有 -ndness），但重读元音不同，所以并不押韵。fondness 与所列词均不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.