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

• Have a liking, fondness, or taste ( for).
  有一种嗜好，爱好或者体验。
• He has a fondness for outrageous double entendre.
  他很喜欢用无礼、下流的双关语。
• One key reason behind the hands-on approach is Mr. Buffett's personal fondness for newspapers.
  巴菲特之所以如此亲力亲为，一个重要的原因在于他个人对报纸的喜爱。
• She had an inordinate fondness for candy.
  她喜欢吃糖果到了无节制的程度。
• She showed great fondness for her husband, and for his sister, Isabella.
  她看上去对丈夫非常疼爱，对他妹妹伊莎贝拉也不错。
• The charismatic Mr Huang claims to have a particular fondness for Iceland and its people.
  黄先生声称其被冰岛和冰岛人民的超凡魅力所折服。
• Let's see who may have had a fondness for whiskey.
  看看有谁对威士忌有兴趣。
• 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。
• As I said, we all remember your class with great fondness.
  我曾说，我们都记得您的课，各个满怀欣喜。
• Years after his graduation, his teachers and friends at Yale still remember him with great fondness.
  在他毕业以后好几年，耶鲁的老师和朋友们说起他来还是交口称赞。