amiable
- adj. 和蔼可亲的, 友善的
- Definition
- adj. friendly, pleasant, and easy to like
- Example
- Our new neighbor is an amiable man who always says hello.
- 我们的新邻居是个和蔼可亲的人，总是主动打招呼。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: friendly and kind to people (adjective).
比较义项：待人友善、和气（形容词）。
- friendly
The everyday, general-purpose word for kind, welcoming behavior; used for people, animals, places, and things (a friendly dog, friendly service) in both casual and formal contexts.
友好待人、态度亲切的通用词，人、动物、场所、事物都可以用（友好的狗、友好的服务），随意或正式场合皆宜。
The staff at that café are always friendly and quick with a smile.
那家咖啡馆的员工总是很友好，动不动就微笑。
- amiable 本词
A more formal, somewhat literary word describing a person's pleasant, good-natured temperament; used almost only for people, not things, and sounds slightly old-fashioned in casual speech.
较为正式、略带文学色彩的词，用来形容人性格温和讨人喜欢，几乎只用于人，不用于事物，在日常口语中略显老派。
He was an amiable host who put every guest instantly at ease.
他是一位和蔼可亲的主人，让每位客人都立刻感到自在。
Friendly and amiable both describe being kind to others, but friendly is the everyday word, used for people, animals, places, or services. Amiable is more formal, mainly describing a person's pleasant character. This does not compare friendly meaning 'not hostile', as in 'friendly nations'.
这两个词在此义项上都表示对人友善、和气，但语气和适用范围不同：friendly是日常通用词，可用于人、动物、场所或服务；amiable更正式、书面化，几乎只用来形容人温和讨喜的性格。这里不比较friendly表示“不敌对的”（如friendly nations，友好国家）或构成user-friendly（对用户友好）等复合词时的用法。