• adj. 和藹可親的；友善的

前綴af-同ad-, 去，往，在f 開頭輔音詞根前同化為af. -fable來自詞根bha, 說話，同phone, fame 等。

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.

1. Mr Brooke is an extremely affable and approachable man.

布魯克先生極為謙和，平易近人。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Forrest was normally mild-mannered, affable, and untalkative.

福里斯特通常態度溫和、待人親切、少言寡語。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Murray was an affable, free-spirited man.

默里是個溫和友善、無拘無束的人。

來自柯林斯例句

4. He is an affable man, always willing to stop and talk.

他是一個和藹的人, 總是樂于停下來與人交談.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The chairman was quite affable at the meeting.

主席在會議上非常和藹可親.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》