affinity

英 [əˈfɪnəti]

美 [əˈfɪnəti]

n.  喜好; 喜爱; 密切的关系; 类同

复数：affinities　

TOEFLGRETEM8化学

Collins.1 / BNC.6169 / COCA.9246

牛津词典

noun

• 喜好；喜爱
  a strong feeling that you understand sb/sth and like them or it
  1. Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature.
     萨姆在乡下出生，特别喜爱大自然。
• 密切的关系；类同
  a close relationship between two people or things that have similar qualities, structures or features
  1. There is a close affinity between Italian and Spanish.
     意大利语和西班牙语关系密切。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 亲近；熟稔
  If you have anaffinity withsomeone or something, you feel that you are similar to them or that you know and understand them very well.
  1. He has a close affinity with the landscape he knew when he was growing up...
     他对这片从小就了解的土地有着一种归属感。
  2. There is a natural affinity between British and Asian women.
     英国女性和亚洲女性之间有一种自然的亲近感。
• N-COUNT 类似；近似
  If people or things have anaffinitywith each other, they are similar in some ways.
  1. The two plots share certain obvious affinities.
     这两个情节有某种明显的相似。

英英释义

noun

• a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  1. an affinity for politics
  2. the mysterious affinity between them
  3. James's affinity with Sam
• inherent resemblance between persons or things
• the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
  1. basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk
  Synonym:chemical attraction
• (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
• a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
  1. found a natural affinity with the immigrants
  2. felt a deep kinship with the other students
  3. anthropology's kinship with the humanities
  Synonym:kinship
• (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
  1. in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans
  Synonym:phylogenetic relation
• (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption

双语例句

• ( chemistry) having an affinity for lipids.
  （化学）对脂类有亲和力。
• If you have an affinity for a person, you will feel more comfortable working with him.
  如果你和一个人合得来，你就会觉得与他一起工作更加轻松。
• Political philosophies based on contract and individualism have a natural affinity with neoclassical economic models.
  基于契约论和个人主义的政治哲学与新古典主义经济模型有一种天然的亲缘关系。
• Community is an investment in the cultivation and fusion of affinity, interaction, advocacy and loyalty.
  社区是对于培育和融入亲和力，相互影响，支持和忠诚的投资。
• English have a close affinity to french.
  英语和法语有很密切的关系。
• A good Web site domain names can increase the cohesion and the affinity between customers!
  一个好域名能增加网站的凝聚力和与客户之间的亲和力！
• The process must have affinity with at least one processor.
  进程必须至少和一个处理器相关。
• They have found a natural affinity with immigrants in this country.
  他们已经发现了一种自然的亲和力与移民在这个国家。
• But to attribute my affinity for running solely to chemistry diminishes the personal importance that running has for me.
  但是，仅仅把我对跑步的爱好归结于化学反应是降低了跑步对我个人的重要性。
• The most obvious influences on ion yield are ionization potential for positive ions and electron affinity for negative ions.
  对于离子产额影响最大的因素分别是离子化势（正离子）和电子亲和势（负离子）。