friendly

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting, etc.
    — This match is merely a friendly, so don't worry too much about it.
  2. A person or entity on the same side as one's own in a conflict.
    — These were speedily routed by the friendlies, who attacked the small force before them in fine style.
形容词 adj.
  1. Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
    — Your cat seems very friendly.
  2. Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.
    — He gave a friendly smile.
  3. Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.
    — a user-friendly software program
  4. Compatible with, or not damaging to (the compounded noun). in-compounds
    — The cobbled streets aren't very bike-friendly.
  5. Without any hostility.
    — a friendly competition
  6. Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.
    — a friendly breeze or gale
  7. Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports. usually
    — The soldier was killed by friendly fire.
  8. Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.
    — friendly
副词 adv.
  1. In a friendly manner; like a friend.
    — And looke we friendly on them when they come: But if they offer word or violence, Weele fight fiue hundred men at armes to one, Before we part with our poſſeſſion: […]

词形变化

friendlier comparative more friendly comparative friendliest superlative most friendly superlative friendlies plural more friendly comparative most friendly superlative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English frendly, freendly, frendely, frendlich, from Old English frēondlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz, equivalent to friend + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian früntelk, fjuntelk (“friendly”), West Frisian freonlik (“friendly”), Dutch vriendelijk (“friendly”), German Low German fründelk, frünnelk (“friendly”), German freundlich (“friendly”). Doublet of friendlike.
词源 2
From Middle English frendly, frendliche, from Old English frēondlīċe (“in a friendly manner”), equivalent to friend + -ly.
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