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affable
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affability
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affably
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- affable
['æfəbl]
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adjective
[+person]
[ nature]
和蔼可亲的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- affable
['æfəbl]
['æfəbl]
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adjective
平易近人的；友好的；令人愉快的
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adjective
和蔼可亲的，温柔的
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an affable smile
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和蔼的微笑
Collins English-English Dictionary
- affable
['æfəbəl]
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showing warmth and friendliness; kindly; mild; benign
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easy to converse with; approachable; amicable
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[Etymology]
C16: from Latin affabilis easy to talk to, from affari to talk to, from ad- to + fari to speak; compare fable, fate
Examples
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他对人很和蔼，从不疾言厉色。
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He is always affable and never brusque with people.
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面善心慈
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affable and kind-hearted
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他举止大方，文质彬彬，和霭可亲。
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He is composed, urbane, and affable.
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和蔼
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kindly; affable; amiable
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我的小学班主任老师和蔼可亲。
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The class adviser in my primary school was gentle and affable.
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