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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。
喜爱；偏爱
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
喜爱；偏爱
a natural liking or affection for someone or something
She has a fondness for classical music.
她对古典音乐情有独钟。
喜爱；愚蠢；溺爱；倾向
The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity.
She has always had a fondness for classical music.
她一直对古典音乐情有独钟。
My grandfather's fondness for old photographs is well known in our family.
我爷爷对老照片的喜爱在我们家是出了名的。
He recalled his childhood with fondness.
他满怀深情地回忆起童年。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He has a fondness of chocolate.
Use this
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。
Not this
She is fondness of painting.
Use this
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。
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对……偏爱
She has a fondness for old books.
她偏爱旧书。
逐渐喜欢上……
He developed a fondness for spicy food.
他渐渐喜欢上了辛辣食物。
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。
深厚的感情
They share a deep fondness for each other.
他们彼此怀有深厚的感情。
深情地怀念
I remember my school days with fondness.
我怀念我的学生时代。
Use fondness naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
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