【突破英文词汇】am, amor -- love, liking

1. amateur /ˈæmətə/

-- （literally, "lover") 1. a person follows a particular pursuit because he likes it, rather than as a profession

2. one who performs rather poorly; inexperienced person

The performance was staged by a group of amateurs who have been studying dramatic as a hobby.

这场表演由一群以研究演技为嗜好的业余爱好者演出。

When it comes to baking a cake, Mother's the expert; I'm only an amateur.

说到做蛋糕，妈妈才是专家，我只是业余爱好而已。

 

 

2. amity¹ /ˈæmɪti:/

-- friendship; goodwill²; friendly relations

We must look ahead to the time when the dispute is over and amity is restored.

我们必须期待争端结束、重建友好关系那一刻的来临。

 

 

3. amiable³ /ˈeimjəbl/

-- lovable; good-natured; pleasant and agreeable

Cindy is an amiable child; everybody likes her.

辛迪是一个可爱的孩子，每个人都喜欢她。

 

 

4. amicable⁴ /ˈæmɪkəbəl/

-- characterized by friendliness⁵ rather than antagonism⁶; friendly; neighborly; not quarrelsome

Let us try to settle our differences in an amicable manner.

让我们试着以和平的态度解决争端。

 

 

5. amorous⁷ /ˈæmərəs/

-- having to do with love; loving; inclined to love

In the famous balcony scene, the amorous Romeo expresses undying love for Juliet.

在著名的阳台示爱那一幕中。多情的罗密欧向朱丽叶表达了他无尽的爱意。

 

 

6. enamored /iˈnæməd/

-- (usually followed by of) inflamed⁸ with love; charmed; captivated

John Rolfe, an English settler, became enamored of the Indian princess Pocahontas and married her. 

约翰·罗尔夫，一位英国移民，爱上了印第安公主波卡罕特丝并且与她结婚。

1 amity   

n.友好关系

参考例句：

• He lives in amity with his neighbours.他和他的邻居相处得很和睦。
• They parted in amity.他们很友好地分别了。

2 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

3 amiable   

adj.和蔼可亲的，友善的，亲切的

参考例句：

• She was a very kind and amiable old woman.她是个善良和气的老太太。
• We have a very amiable companionship.我们之间存在一种友好的关系。

4 amicable   

adj.和平的，友好的；友善的

参考例句：

• The two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。
• The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。

5 friendliness   

n.友谊，亲切，亲密

参考例句：

• Behind the mask of friendliness,I know he really dislikes me.在友善的面具后面，我知道他其实并不喜欢我。
• His manner was a blend of friendliness and respect.他的态度友善且毕恭毕敬。

6 antagonism   

n.对抗，敌对，对立

参考例句：

• People did not feel a strong antagonism for established policy.人们没有对既定方针产生强烈反应。
• There is still much antagonism between trades unions and the oil companies.工会和石油公司之间仍然存在着相当大的敌意。

7 amorous   

adj.多情的；有关爱情的

参考例句：

• They exchanged amorous glances and clearly made known their passions.二人眉来眼去，以目传情。
• She gave him an amorous look.她脉脉含情的看他一眼。

8 inflamed   

adj.发炎的，红肿的v.（使）变红，发怒，过热( inflame的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His comments have inflamed teachers all over the country. 他的评论激怒了全国教师。
• Her joints are severely inflamed. 她的关节严重发炎。 来自《简明英汉词典》