agreeable的词源
英文词源
- agreeable (adj.)
- late 14c., "to one's liking," from Old French agreable (12c., Modern French agréable) "pleasing, in agreement, consenting, thankful," from agreer "to please" (see agree). Related: Agreeably. To do the agreeable (1825) was to "act in a courteous manner."
中文词源
发音释义:[ə'griːəb(ə)l] adj. 令人愉快的;适合的;和蔼可亲的
结构分析:agreeable = agree(赞成、欣赏、喜欢)+able(能够)→令人喜欢的→令人愉快的
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词根词缀: a-来,临近 + gree(= -grat- )高兴,恩惠 + -able