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Amicable

發佈時間: 2018/01/17

Amicable

會議時雙方開火謾罵,實在難以收科。雙方成熟的話,就算有多不滿亦理應表現得和睦(amicable),有技巧地點出對方的不是已經足夠了。

Amicable解「友善的、友好的」,源自拉丁文amicus(friend)。Amicable可以形容人與人之間的行為態度友好,尤其是在困難的處境下,依然能夠表現和善。例句:The meeting between the two companies was amicable.(兩家公司的會面是友好的。)My supervisor's relations with the other teams was not always amicable.(我的主管與其他隊伍的關係並不總是友好的。)

Amicable也可以用於形容在沒有爭論或不愉快的情況下,達成協議或決定。例句:Amicable divorces will cause less harm to children.(友好的離婚會對孩子造成較小的傷害。)I hope they will eventually reach an amicable settlement.(我希望他們最終能達成和解。)This Memorandum of Understanding is signed by the parties in a spirit of amicable cooperation.(此諒解備忘錄是雙方本着友好合作精神而簽署的。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

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