fondness

英 [ˈfɒndnəs]

美 [ˈfɑːndnəs]

n.  喜爱，嗜好；溺爱

复数：fondnesses　

BNC.14931 / COCA.13090

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 喜欢;喜爱
  If you arefond ofsomeone, you feel affection for them.
  1. I am very fond of Michael...
     我很喜欢迈克尔。
  2. She was especially fond of a little girl named Betsy.
     她尤其偏爱一个名叫贝齐的小女孩。
• ADJ-GRADED 深情的;温情的
  You usefondto describe people or their behaviour when they show affection.
  1. ...a fond father...
     慈父
  2. He gave him a fond smile.
     他给了他一个深情的微笑。
• ADJ-GRADED 喜欢…的;爱做…的
  If you arefond ofsomething, you like it or you like doing it very much.
  1. He was fond of marmalade...
     他爱吃橘子酱。
  2. She is fond of collecting rare carpets.
     她喜欢收集稀罕少见的地毯。
• ADJ-GRADED (回忆)愉快的,愉悦的
  If you havefondmemories of someone or something, you remember them with pleasure.
  1. I have very fond memories of living in our village.
     我对乡村生活有着十分美好的回忆。
• ADJ (期望、愿望、信仰等)愚蠢的，不切实际的
  You usefondto describe hopes, wishes, or beliefs which you think are foolish because they seem unlikely to be fulfilled.
  1. My fond hope is that we will be ready by Christmastime.
     我痴想着希望我们可以在圣诞假期前准备就绪。

英英释义

noun

• a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
  Synonym:affectionatenesslovingnesswarmth
• a predisposition to like something
  1. he had a fondness for whiskey
  Synonym:fancypartiality
• a positive feeling of liking
  1. he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
  2. the child won everyone's heart
  3. the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
  Synonym:affectionaffectionatenesstendernessheartwarmnesswarmheartednessphilia

双语例句

• In addition to the network and game, also have what other interest a fondness fors?
  除了网络与游戏，还有什么其他的兴趣爱好？
• One key reason behind the hands-on approach is Mr. Buffett's personal fondness for newspapers.
  巴菲特之所以如此亲力亲为，一个重要的原因在于他个人对报纸的喜爱。
• Love is a deep feeling of fondness, affection and friendship that begets between two people.
  有是两人之间所产生的一种深深的喜爱、钟爱与友谊之情。
• Hoping him loves this world! To the person equal, love passionately life, also similar to me of a fondness for.
  希望他爱这个世界！对人平等，热爱生活，并有着和我相同的爱好。
• Years after his graduation, his teachers and friends at Yale still remember him with great fondness.
  在他毕业以后好几年，耶鲁的老师和朋友们说起他来还是交口称赞。
• Here's the American heartland as it's seldom portrayed on screen, with humor and almost palpable fondness.
  这里是很少在银幕上得到刻画的美国心脏地带，带着幽默和几乎可以感知的深情。
• Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness.
  具有愚蠢的或不理智的喜爱的特征的。
• They have a natural fondness for humans.
  他们天生就对人有感情。
• To clasp in fondness or politeness.
  拥抱表示喜爱或礼貌而紧抱。
• They have developed profound admiration for the American way even as their fondness for India endures.
  他们虽然仍然喜爱印度，但已经深深热爱上了美国的生活方式。