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

• I recall with fondness a young woman I met in corsica.
  我怀着一片温情回忆起我在科西嘉岛所遇到的一位年轻女士。
• 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。
• A gentle touch or gesture of fondness, tenderness, or love.
  爱抚，轻拍表示喜爱，温柔或爱慕的轻柔接触或手势。
• Have a liking, fondness, or taste ( for).
  有一种嗜好，爱好或者体验。
• His fondness for deepening his themes with a mystical dimension is expressed in other ways, too.
  他热衷于以神秘主义来深化的他的作品主题，这一点也以其它的方式表示出来。
• I am aware of your fondness for power.
  我知道你对于权利的喜好。
• And he stood alone in his interest in books and music and his fondness for writing poetry.
  他孤独地伫立于自己的兴趣、书籍、音乐和写诗的爱好中。
• They have a natural fondness for humans.
  他们天生就对人有感情。
• When you feel somebody is showing fondness of you, you are actually fond of the person.
  当你觉得对方对你有好感时，其实是你对对方有好感。
• 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。