favourite

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK
    — The teacher's favourite always went first.
  2. A person who is preferred or trusted above all others. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK
  3. A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK
    — You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.
  4. A bookmark on a web browser or website. Commonwealth,Internet,Ireland,UK
  5. A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,in-plural
    — the Favourites hang loose upon the Temples with a languishing Lock in the middle
动词 v.
  1. To favour. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK
  2. To bookmark. Commonwealth,Internet,Ireland,UK
  3. To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists. Commonwealth,Internet,Ireland,UK
形容词 adj.
  1. Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,superlative
    — This is my favourite day!
  2. Liked, cherished. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,positive
    — What joy has this dog in miſchief!—More than I can have in the completion of my moſt favourite purpoſes!

词形变化

more favourite comparative most favourite superlative favouritemost superlative favouritest nonstandard,superlative favorite alternative,US favourites plural favorite alternative,US favourites present,singular,third-person favouriting participle,present favourited participle,past favourited past favorite alternative,US

词汇关系

衍生词
favicon favouritemost favouritest favouritism hot favourite mass favourite unbackable favourite fave
相关词
favor favorable favour

词源

词源 1
Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“to favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.
词源 2
Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“to favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.
词源 3
Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“to favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.
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