affection
英 [əˈfekʃn] 美 [əˈfɛkʃən]

n.

喜爱，慈爱；情感或感情；意向；疾病，病情

变形

复数：affections

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C][U]喜爱,爱 feeling of fondness; love

英英释义

affection[ ə'fekʃən ]

• n.a positive feeling of liking

  "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"

  同义词：affectionatenessfondnesstendernessheartwarmnesswarmheartednessphilia

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• cherish an affection for怀有对…的爱
• display affection示爱
• feel an affection for sb喜欢某人
• gain sb's affection得到某人的爱
• retain sb's affection记住某人的爱
• return sb's affection回报某人的爱情
• set one's affections on sb钟爱某人
• show much affection for animals非常喜欢动物
• win sb's affection得到〔赢得〕某人的爱

形容词+～

• deep affection深深的爱
• great affection极大的爱
• intense affection强烈的感情
• keen affection深切的爱
• mutual affection相思
• paternal affection父爱
• strong affection深深的爱
• warm affection温暖的爱

介词+～

• display of affection爱心的流露
• show of affection爱心的流露

～+介词

• affection for对…的爱
• affection for the children对子女的爱
• affection towards对…的爱

同近义词辨析

sentiment, affection, feeling, passion, emotion

这组词都有“感情”的意思，其区别是：

sentiment一般指由一种思想激起的感情，含较大的理智因素。

affection指对人的爱慕或深厚、温柔的感情。

feeling普通用词，含义广。多指具体的或内心的感受，或表露出来的强烈情感。

passion指极强烈的感情、尤指愤怒、爱好等。也常指两性间的爱情。

emotion普通用词，词义中性。泛指因外界刺激而引起思想情感从细微变化到最强烈的发作。

love, affection, attachment

这组词都有“爱、热爱”的意思，其区别是：

love比affection的语气更强。表示一种难以控制的激情。

affection指对人的爱慕或深厚、温柔的感情，侧重感情的深沉。

attachment通常用于书面文字中，既可指对某人某物的喜欢，又可指出自理智对某人或某物的热爱，尤指长时间的爱。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. He's so susceptible that she easily gained his affection.
   他易受感情影响，所以她很轻易就得到了他的爱。
2. You appear to me to allow nothing for the influence of friendship and affection.
   我觉得你未免否定了友谊和感情对于一个人的影响。
3. Don't squander your affection on him, he'll never love you.
   不要把感情浪费在他身上，他是永远不会爱你的。
4. He's so susceptible that she easily gained his affection.
   他易受感情影响，所以她很轻易就得到了他的爱。
5. Her affection for him is deeply rooted.
   她对他的爱很深。
6. Every mother has affection for her children.
   每个母亲都爱她的孩子。

权威例句

The Affection Effect in Insurance Decisions
Bone mineral affection in asymptomatic adult patients with celiac disease
Chains of Affection: The Structure of Adolescent Romantic and Sexual Networks
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Reconciliation and Redirected Affection in Rhesus Monkeys
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Cellular pathology. As based upon physiological and pathological histology. Lecture XVI--Atheromatous affection of arteries. 1858