Amiable与Amicable在表示"友好"含义时的用法辨析如下:
1. 词性侧重点差异
-- Amiable(/ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/)多形容人的本性温和友善
例:an amiable old gentleman(一位和蔼的老先生)
中文对应:形容人"和蔼可亲的""亲切的"
-- Amicable(/ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bəl/)多描述关系或氛围的友好和谐
例:an amicable settlement(友好解决)
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word-vs-word-cn
【Amiable】 means agreeable and easy to deal with, and is applied to a person.
- Bo is an 【amiable】 person with whom I enjoy playing golf.
【Amicable】 means good willed or friendly, and is used to describe relations between people or other entities.
- France maintains an 【amicable】 relationship with that country.