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familiar, close, intimate, confidential, chummy
These adjectives describe relationships marked by intimacy.
这些形容词表示关系亲近。
Familiar implies an easy, often informal association based on frequent contact or shared interests:
Familiar 指随便,尤指因长期相识而不拘礼节或共享乐趣:
a familiar song;
共同欣赏的歌曲;
a familiar guest.
亲密的客人。
Close implies strong emotional attachment:
Close 含有强烈的爱慕:
close friendship;
密友;
close to my brothers and sisters.
与兄弟姐妹间的亲密无间。
Intimate suggests bonds of affection or understanding resulting from the sharing of interests, problems, and experiences:
Intimate 强调在共享乐趣、经历或共同解决困难基础上建立起来的感情和理解上的密切关系:
intimate friends;
密友;
on an intimate footing.
温暖的立足之地。
Confidential suggests closeness founded on trust:
Confidential 强调建立在信任的基础上:
the prime minister's confidential secretary.
值得总理信赖的秘书。
Chummy implies the comfortable, casual sociability shared by close friends:
Chummy 指亲密朋友间随便的、稳定的、倾心吐腹的交情:
The bartender was chummy with the regular customers.
酒吧招待员与老主顾们结为密友
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楼主 Date: 2009-02-12 11:56:42