affable的词源

英文词源

affable

affable: [16] The Latin original of affable, affābilis, meant ‘easy to speak to’. It was formed from the verb āffārī ‘speak to’, which in turn was derived from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and fārī ‘speak’ (the source of fable, fame, and fate). It reached English via Old French affable.
=> fable, fame, fate

affable (adj.)

late 15c., from Old French afable (14c.), from Latin affabilis "approachable, courteous, kind, friendly," literally "who can be (easily) spoken to," from affari "to speak to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Affably.

中文词源

affable：和蔼的

发音释义：['æfəbl] adj. 和蔼可亲的；友善的

结构分析：affable = af（=ad，去）+f（a）（说话）+able（能够）→能够与其说话的→和蔼的。当后面跟着的是f时，ad变为af。

词源解释：fa←拉丁语fari（说话）

同源词：fable（寓言←说出来的故事），fame（名声←口口相传），fate（命运←神所说的话），ineffable（不可言喻的、不能说的），infant（婴儿←不会说话的），preface（前言），confess（忏悔）

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affable：好说话的

前缀af-同ad-, 去，往，在f 开头辅音词根前同化为af. -fable来自词根bha, 说话，同phone, fame 等。