1N-SING 亲近;熟稔 If you have an affinity with someone or something, you feel that you are similar to them or that you know and understand them very well. 亲近;熟稔
He has a close affinity with the landscape he knew when he was growing up. [+ with]
他对这片从小就了解的土地有着一种归属感。
There is a natural affinity between British and Asian women.
ADJECTIVE | ... OF AFFINITY | VERB + AFFINITY | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤close, great, real, special, strong非常喜歡;強烈的吸引力;十分喜愛;特別的喜好;酷愛◇I felt a great affinity with the people of the islands.我被島上的人民深深地吸引。➤natural天生的喜愛◇He has a natural affinity with numbers.他天生就喜歡數字。... OF AFFINITY➤degree, level一定程度的/一定水平的相似VERB + AFFINITY➤feel, have, share感到有共同之處;有相似之處;有共同的愛好◇It's important that you share an affinity with your husband.和丈夫有共同的愛好十分重要。◇A house design should have some affinity with the surrounding architecture.房屋的設計應與周圍建築在一定程度上諧調。➤display, show表現出相似性◇His work shows some affinity with current trends in design.他的作品與時下的設計趨勢有某些相似之處。PREPOSITION➤affinity between⋯之間的親密關係;⋯之間的相似之處◇an affinity between the two women兩個女人間的親密關係◇There is a close affinity between these two species.這兩個物種極為相似。➤affinity for對⋯的喜愛◇Many girls do show an affinity for craft skills.許多女孩子確實喜愛手工。➤affinity towards/toward對⋯的喜歡◇Jo feels a great affinity towards / toward Pamela.喬十分喜歡帕梅拉。➤affinity with對⋯的喜愛◇an affinity with animals對動物的喜愛◇She felt an affinity with earlier poets.她喜歡較早時期的詩人。