affable

英 [ˈæfəbl]

美 [ˈæfəbl]

adj.  和蔼可亲的; 平易近人的

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Collins.1 / BNC.19502 / COCA.16207

牛津词典

adj.

• 和蔼可亲的；平易近人的
  pleasant, friendly and easy to talk to

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 和蔼可亲的；友好的
  Someone who isaffableis pleasant and friendly.
  1. Mr Brooke is an extremely affable and approachable man.
     布鲁克先生极为谦和，平易近人。

英英释义

adj

• diffusing warmth and friendliness
  1. an affable smile
  2. an amiable gathering
  3. cordial relations
  4. a cordial greeting
  5. a genial host
  Synonym:amiablecordialgenial

双语例句

• I am not sure why you think there would be so much harmony in a workplace where lazy, incompetent and rude workers are paid the same as the industrious, capable and affable.
  我不明白你为什么会认为，如果在一个工作场所中，懒惰、无能、粗鲁的员工取得的报酬与勤奋、能干、友善的员工相同，这里的气氛会非常和谐。
• He was affable at one moment, choleric the next.
  他一会儿还和蔼可亲，可一转眼就火冒三丈。
• He was not a great talker, but he was quite a mild, affable sort of man.
  他不喜欢多说话，但同时，确是个温柔可亲的人物。
• He is affable to his guests.
  他对客人和蔼可亲。
• "I took her over," I said to a more than usually affable young woman who stayed there for some time.
  “我征服了她。”我对身边个异常和蔼的年轻女子说道。她在那儿已呆了一段时日。
• Mr Brooke is an extremely affable and approachable man.
  布鲁克先生极为谦和，平易近人。
• We all like this affable teacher.
  我们都喜欢这位和蔼可亲的老师。
• In practice, of course, our teachers to our very strict requirements, although our school is affable.
  在实践的过程当中，我们的老师对我们的要求相当严格，虽然课余对我们是和蔼可亲的。
• She was quite affable at the meeting.
  她在会议上非常和蔼可亲。
• He is knowledgeable and affable, and we all respect him very much.
  他知识渊博而且和蔼可亲，我们都很尊敬他。