affection1
KK: [ǝˈfɛkʃǝn]
DJ: [ǝˈfеkʃǝn]
n.
- 影響[U]
- 屬性[C]
Love, fear and hope are
affections of the mind.
愛,恐懼和希望都是頭腦的屬性。
- 疾病,感染[C]
The boy is suffering from an
affection of the ear.
這男孩正患耳疾。
affection2
KK: [ǝˈfɛkʃǝn]
DJ: [ǝˈfеkʃǝn]
n.
- 愛,情愛,鍾愛[U][C][(+for/towards)]
She has a great
affection for her hometown.
她對家鄉懷有深厚的感情。
- 愛慕;感情[P1]
Her
affections were centered on her cousin.
她的愛全都傾注到她的表兄弟身上了。
辨析
n.
- a feeling of fondness or liking.
- archaic the action or process of affecting or being affected.
▸a disease.
▸a mental state; an emotion.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. affectio(n-), from afficere (see affect2).