单词 | affinity |
释义 | affinity n. (pl. -ies)   1. (often foll. by between, or disp. to, for) a spontaneous or natural liking for or attraction to a person or thing.   2. relationship, esp. by marriage.   3. resemblance in structure between animals, plants, or languages.   4. a similarity of characters suggesting a relationship.   5. Chem. the tendency of certain substances to combine with others. Etymology: ME f. OF afinit{eacute} f. L affinitas -tatis f. affinis related, lit. bordering on (as AD- + finis border) |
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