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；喜爱；偏爱
- v.支持；偏袒；有利于；长得像
- =favor（美）.
词源解说
- 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自中古法语的favor；最初源自拉丁语的favorem，意为赞成，支持。
词根记忆
- “飞吻”→姑娘比较喜欢那个小伙子，于是给了他一个飞吻→较喜欢
- “飞吻”→姑娘对那个小伙子有好感，于是给了他一个飞吻→好感
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- favorable：有利的；良好的；赞成的，赞许的；讨人喜欢的。
- favourable：有利的，顺利的；赞成的。
- favored：有利的；受到优待的；受到喜爱的。
- adv性质的同根词
- favourably：顺利地；有利地；好意地（等于favorably）。
- n性质的同根词
- favor：喜爱；欢心；好感。
- favourable：有利。
- favouritism：徇私；偏爱；得宠。
- v性质的同根词
- favored：赞成；宠爱；帮助（favor的过去分词）；给…以恩惠。
- vt性质的同根词
- favor：赞成；喜欢；像；赐予；证实。
用法辨析
- favour用作不可数名词时的意思是“欢心”“好感”“偏袒”; 用作可数名词时的意思是“恩惠”“善行”。
- favour是英式英语的拼法, favor是美式英语的拼法。
- favour的基本意思是喜爱或偏爱某人或某物,作此解时,没有比较的含义。引申可表示“赞同”“有利于”。
- favour作“容貌像”解时,只能用于父母,而且仅限于双亲中的一个。
- favour只用作及物动词,可接名词、代词作宾语。也可接介词with表示“取悦,满足”; 接over表示“偏爱…而不喜欢…”。
n. (名词)
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- They won our favour.
他们赢得了我们的好感。 - A mother should not favour her children.
母亲不应溺爱自己的孩子。
用作名词 (n.)
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.
词组短语
- ask a favour of sb 请某人帮忙
- beg a favour 乞求帮忙
- catch favour 得到恩惠
- do sb a favour 帮某人的忙,给某人以恩惠
- enjoy the favour of sb 受到某人喜爱
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～
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