friendly

Compared meaning: kind and pleasant toward other people (adjective).

比较义项：待人友善、和善（形容词）。

• friendly 本词

  The everyday, neutral word for kind, warm behavior; can describe people, animals, places, or services, not just personal manner; simple and common in speech.

  最常用、最中性的词，指待人友善、和气；可用于人、动物、场所或服务，不限于描述个人举止；在口语中十分常见。

  The neighbor's dog is friendly and wags its tail at every passerby.

  邻居家的狗很友好，见到每个路人都摇尾巴。

• affable

  Emphasizes being easy and pleasant to talk with, sociable and approachable in conversation; often describes a person's manner in social or professional settings; somewhat formal register.

  强调易于交谈、待人随和、善于社交，多用于描述人在社交或职场场合中的谈吐举止；语域偏正式。

  The professor stayed affable even when students interrupted with tricky questions.

  即使学生不断提出刁钻问题打断他，这位教授依然和蔼可亲、从容应对。

• genial

  Emphasizes warmth, cheerfulness, and hospitality in manner, often describing a host or older person's good-humored, welcoming disposition; more literary in tone.

  强调热情开朗、待人热忱好客，常用来形容主人或长者温暖幽默、令人如沐春风的性情；语气偏文学化。

  The genial host welcomed every guest with a warm hug and a joke.

  这位热情和蔼的主人张开双臂拥抱每位客人，还讲了个笑话迎接大家。

Friendly, affable, and genial describe someone pleasant and kind, but tone differs. Friendly is the common, neutral word, for people, animals, or places. Affable stresses being easy to talk with. Genial stresses warmth and cheerful hospitality, often for a host, and is more literary.

这三个词都形容人（或动物）待人和善、令人感到愉快，但语气和适用范围不同：friendly 最常用最中性，可用于人、动物、场所或服务；affable 强调善于交谈、待人随和；genial 强调热情开朗、待客热忱，语气偏文学化。这里不比较 friendly 表示国家、关系等“非敌对的”这一义项。