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amiably

/ey-mee-uh-buhl/US // ˈeɪ mi ə bəl //UK // (ˈeɪmɪəbəl) //

友好地,愉快地,友善地,友好地说是

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition.
    • : friendly; sociable: an amiable greeting; an amiable gathering.
    • : agreeable; willing to accept the wishes, decisions, or suggestions of another or others.
    • : Obsolete. lovable or lovely.

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Examples

  • He stood in the kitchen of the Round Tower chatting amiably over instant coffee with the different staff members and researchers.

  • The stars chat amiably about sex and other topics in “Fighting for Love,” the cover story of the current AARP The Magazine.

  • He poked his head in at an open door, and called, amiably, "Kin anybody tell me where to find Mr. Castle?"

  • Even the gruff, grumpy, unsociable rhinoceros amiably allowed him to stroke its head with his trunk.

  • The boys went through the ordeal fairly well, being amiably desirous of pleasing the proud needlewomen.

  • He merely smiled amiably and said he didn't think he cared to take on a laborer's job.

  • "Yes, it makes it rather awkward," Mrs. Lovick amiably conceded.