fondness

英 [ˈfɒndnəs]

美 [ˈfɑːndnəs]

n.  喜爱，嗜好；溺爱

复数：fondnesses　

BNC.14931 / COCA.13090

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 喜欢;喜爱
  If you arefond ofsomeone, you feel affection for them.
  1. I am very fond of Michael...
     我很喜欢迈克尔。
  2. She was especially fond of a little girl named Betsy.
     她尤其偏爱一个名叫贝齐的小女孩。
• ADJ-GRADED 深情的;温情的
  You usefondto describe people or their behaviour when they show affection.
  1. ...a fond father...
     慈父
  2. He gave him a fond smile.
     他给了他一个深情的微笑。
• ADJ-GRADED 喜欢…的;爱做…的
  If you arefond ofsomething, you like it or you like doing it very much.
  1. He was fond of marmalade...
     他爱吃橘子酱。
  2. She is fond of collecting rare carpets.
     她喜欢收集稀罕少见的地毯。
• ADJ-GRADED (回忆)愉快的,愉悦的
  If you havefondmemories of someone or something, you remember them with pleasure.
  1. I have very fond memories of living in our village.
     我对乡村生活有着十分美好的回忆。
• ADJ (期望、愿望、信仰等)愚蠢的，不切实际的
  You usefondto describe hopes, wishes, or beliefs which you think are foolish because they seem unlikely to be fulfilled.
  1. My fond hope is that we will be ready by Christmastime.
     我痴想着希望我们可以在圣诞假期前准备就绪。

英英释义

noun

• a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
  Synonym:affectionatenesslovingnesswarmth
• a predisposition to like something
  1. he had a fondness for whiskey
  Synonym:fancypartiality
• a positive feeling of liking
  1. he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
  2. the child won everyone's heart
  3. the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
  Synonym:affectionaffectionatenesstendernessheartwarmnesswarmheartednessphilia

双语例句

• They have a natural fondness for humans.
  他们天生就对人有感情。
• I had noticed his growing fondness for her.
  我注意到他越来越喜欢她了。
• He has a fondness for outrageous double entendre.
  他很喜欢用无礼、下流的双关语。
• She showed great fondness for her husband, and for his sister, Isabella.
  她看上去对丈夫非常疼爱，对他妹妹伊莎贝拉也不错。
• She had an inordinate fondness for candy.
  她喜欢吃糖果到了无节制的程度。
• Let's see who may have had a fondness for whiskey.
  看看有谁对威士忌有兴趣。
• Have a liking, fondness, or taste ( for).
  有一种嗜好，爱好或者体验。
• And he stood alone in his interest in books and music and his fondness for writing poetry.
  他孤独地伫立于自己的兴趣、书籍、音乐和写诗的爱好中。
• Johnson told me, with an amiable fondness, a little pleasing circumstance relative to this work.
  约翰逊极亲热地告诉了我有关这部作品的一件小小的温暖往事。
• I recall with fondness a young woman I met in corsica.
  我怀着一片温情回忆起我在科西嘉岛所遇到的一位年轻女士。