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发音：[ˈæfəb(ə)l]
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例句：
- Jim is a lively, affable young fellow because he always treats others friendly.
- Affable people generally seem like they’re in a good mood and are happy to see you.
- The show was hosted by the affable James Corden, of CBS’s “The Late Late Show,” though he only occupied about fifteen or twenty minutes of screen time, all told.
- The affable front desk staff gave us directions whenever we asked and fulfilled requests for wake-up calls and a taxi to the airport.
- Friends and adversaries of Moore describe him as an affable person who’s quick to organize dinner parties and talk with pride about his three sons.
- Some of those signs are purely cosmetic: State media portray Kim as an affable modernist by presenting him alongside his stylish wife and showing him delighting in performances by miniskirt-wearing pop stars.
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解释：
- Affable这个单词为形容词，其表示“friendly, pleasant, and easy to talk to”这一含义，即“和蔼可亲的/平易近人的/友善的”，与friendly/amiable/cordial等单词构成近义词。
- 实际使用时多用来形容某人是一个“友善的/和蔼的”人或者用来表示某人的态度、行为“平易近人的/和蔼的”。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- Though wealthy, Bill Gates is affable to all.（虽然富有，但比尔盖茨对所有人都和蔼可亲。）
—News - All the employees are affable, fiendishly smart, and dedicated to the unique challenges and rewards of producing good theater.（所有员工都和蔼可亲，非常聪明，并致力于制作优质戏剧的独特挑战和回报。）
—Business - If you are stuck on an airplane and also sit next to someone affable, the trip won’t be so boring because that person will be easy to chat with. （如果你被困在飞机上，旁边是一个和蔼可亲的人，这次旅行不会那么糟糕，因为那个人很容易聊天。）
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