friendly
英 ['fren(d)lɪ]
美 ['frɛndli]
- adj. 友好的；親切的；支持的；融洽的，和睦的
- adv. 友善地；溫和地
- n. (Friendly)人名；(英)弗蘭德利
英文詞源
- friendly (adj.)
- Old English freondlic "well-disposed, kindly;" see friend (n.) + -ly (1). Related: Friendlily; friendliness. As an adverb Old English had freondliche, but by 14c. as the inflections wore off in English it had become indistinguishable from the adjective. Probably owing to that it is rare in modern use; friendfully (mid-15c.) and the correct but ungainly friendlily (1670s) never caught on.
雙語例句
- 1. The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly.
- 發言人說信函的語氣非常友好。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She was somewhat unapproachable but I'm sure she wanted to be friendly.
- 她有些不好接近，但我確信她想表現得友好一些。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Service was outstandingly friendly and efficient, falling down on only one detail.
- 服務態度極佳，效率也蠻高，僅在一個小地方不盡人意。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His first job will be to project Glasgow as a friendly city.
- 他的第一項任務將是樹立格拉斯哥作為一座友好城市的形象。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. On balance, the book is a friendly, down-to-earth introduction to physics.
- 總而言之，這是一本通俗而務實的物理入門書。
來自柯林斯例句