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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

    n. (名词)

  • 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。

    • v. (动词)

  • 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…”。

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • They won our favour.
    他们赢得了我们的好感。

    • 用作动词 (v.)

    用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • A mother should not favour her children.
    母亲不应溺爱自己的孩子。

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • 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

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (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

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • 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. / /

专业释义

    医药科学

  • 恩惠
  • 好感