affable: [16] The Latin original of affable, affābilis, meant ‘easy to speak to’. It was formed from the verb āffārī ‘speak to’, which in turn was derived from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and fārī ‘speak’ (the source of fable, fame, and fate). It reached English via Old French affable. => fable, fame, fate
affable (adj.)
late 15c., from Old French afable (14c.), from Latin affabilis "approachable, courteous, kind, friendly," literally "who can be (easily) spoken to," from affari "to speak to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Affably.
雙語例句
1. Mr Brooke is an extremely affable and approachable man.
布魯克先生極為謙和，平易近人。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Forrest was normally mild-mannered, affable, and untalkative.
福裏斯特通常態度溫和、待人親切、少言寡語。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Murray was an affable, free-spirited man.
默裏是個溫和友善、無拘無束的人。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He is an affable man, always willing to stop and talk.