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affable

af-fable(說)

adj.和藹可親的;容易交談的

  ex. He is affable to his guests. 他對客人和藹可親。

  ps. .fable n.寓言

affectation & affected & affection

affect       v.影響、假裝

affected   adj.受到影響的、假裝的

affecting  adj.令人感動的

affect-ion     n.影響、愛

affect-ation   n.做作、假裝

affidavit

af(ad;to)-fid(相信;trust)-avit

n.【律】宣誓書 [a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official.]

1593, from M.L. affidavit, lit. "he has stated on oath," third person sing. perf. of affidare "to trust," from L. ad- "to" + fidare "to trust," from fidus "faithful," from fides "faith" (see faith). So called from being the first word of sworn statements.

affiliate & afflilation

affiliate

af(ad;to)-fili(son)-ate

v.使緊密聯繫[(+with)]

  ex. a school affiliated with the church. 有教會背景的學校

v.接納...為成員(或分支機構);使隸屬於[(+to/with)]

  ex. We are affiliated with a local club. 我們加入了當地的一個俱樂部。

affiliation

n.相關機構

affinity

af-fin(範圍)-ity

ex. finite adj.有限的

n.喜好,傾向[(+for/to)]

  ex. Peter has a special affinity for booze. 

n.姻親關係;密切關係[(+with/between)]

n.(語言、生物等之間的)類同;相像[(+to/with)]

  ex. Italian has a close affinity to French.
  義大利語和法語很相似。

n.(尤指異性間的)吸引力

  ex. He felt a strong affinity to the Russian girl.
  他深受那個俄國姑娘吸引。

n.【化】親合性,親和力

affirm

af-firm(solid;堅固)

v.申明,堅稱

  ex. He affirmed his loyalty to his country.
  他聲言忠於自己的國家。

v.確認

  ex. She was affirmed as a candidate.
  她被確認為候選人。