名複: affinities
affinity




KK:[ǝˈfɪnǝtɪ] DJ:[ǝˈfiniti]
n.
- 喜好,本性,傾向[C][(+for/to)]
- 姻親關係;密切關係[U][C][(+with/between)]
- (語言、生物等之間的)類同;相像[C][(+to/with)]
- (尤指異性間的)吸引力[S]
- 【化】親和性,親和力
- (尤指對異性)有吸引力的人
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
n.
(pl. affinities)
- a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy. ▸a close relationship based on a common origin or structure.▸relationship by marriage.
- chiefly Biochemistry the degree to which a substance tends to combine with another.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. affinitas, from affinis ‘related’ (lit. ‘bordering on’).
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》