favour
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈfeɪvə(r)]
- 美式音标 [ˈfeɪ.vɚ]
- 国际音标 ['feivə]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.恩惠；支持；喜愛；偏愛
- v.支持；偏袒；有利於；長得像
- =favor（美）.
词源解说
- 1300年左右進入英語，直接源自中古法語的favor；最初源自拉丁語的favorem，意爲贊成，支持。
词根记忆
- “飛吻”→姑娘比較喜歡那個小夥子，於是給了他一個飛吻→較喜歡
- “飛吻”→姑娘對那個小夥子有好感，於是給了他一個飛吻→好感
同根派生
- adj性質的同根詞
- favorable：有利的；良好的；贊成的，贊許的；討人喜歡的。
- favourable：有利的，順利的；贊成的。
- favored：有利的；受到優待的；受到喜愛的。
- adv性質的同根詞
- favourably：順利地；有利地；好意地（等於favorably）。
- n性質的同根詞
- favor：喜愛；歡心；好感。
- favourable：有利。
- favouritism：徇私；偏愛；得寵。
- v性質的同根詞
- favored：贊成；寵愛；幫助（favor的過去分詞）；給…以恩惠。
- vt性質的同根詞
- favor：贊成；喜歡；像；賜予；証實。
用法辨析
- favour用作不可數名詞時的意思是“歡心”“好感”“偏袒”; 用作可數名詞時的意思是“恩惠”“善行”。
- favour是英式英語的拼法, favor是美式英語的拼法。
- favour的基本意思是喜愛或偏愛某人或某物,作此解時,沒有比較的含義。引申可表示“贊同”“有利於”。
- favour作“容貌像”解時,衹能用於父母,而且僅限於雙親中的一個。
- favour衹用作及物動詞,可接名詞、代詞作賓語。也可接介詞with表示“取悅,滿足”; 接over表示“偏愛…而不喜歡…”。
n. (名詞)
v. (動詞)
英汉例句
- They won our favour.
他們贏得了我們的好感。 - A mother should not favour her children.
母親不應溺愛自己的孩子。
用作名詞 (n.)
用作動詞 (v.)
用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.
词组短语
- ask a favour of sb 請某人幫忙
- beg a favour 乞求幫忙
- catch favour 得到恩惠
- do sb a favour 幫某人的忙,給某人以恩惠
- enjoy the favour of sb 受到某人喜愛
用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+～
英英字典
- (SUPPORT) the support or approval of something or someone
- (KIND ACT) a kind action that you do for someone
- (PRESENT) a small present that you give to every guest at a wedding, party, etc.
- to support or prefer one particular possibility
- AM favor
- If you do someone a favour, you do something for them even though you do not have to.
- If you favour something, you prefer it to the other choices available.
- If you favour someone, you treat them better or in a kinder way than you treat other people.
- If you are in favour of something, you support it and think that it is a good thing.
- If someone makes a judgment in your favour, they say that you are right about something.
- If something is in your favour, it helps you or gives you an advantage.
- If one thing is rejected in favour of another, the second thing is done or chosen instead of the first.
- If someone or something is in favour, people like or support them. If they are out of favour, people no longer like or support them. / /
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专业释义
- 恩惠
- 好感