【问】 amiable与amicable有区别吗?

【答】 amiable用于指人，其意义为：“友好的”、“和蔼的”(friendly，good-natured，good-hu-mored)：

1. The next-door neighbours are amiable people. (FWF)

隔壁的邻居是很亲切友好的。

2. An amiable person is sweet-tempered，kind，gentle，thoughtful of others. (Evans)

一个和蔼可亲的人，脾气温和，善良仁慈，而且为他人着想。

amicable则用于指物，其意义为：“和平友好的”：

1. We try to settle arguments in an amicable way.

我们试图用友好的方式解决争端。

2. We came to an amicable agreement.

我们已达成友好的协议。

3. The union and the company reached an amicable settlement in their contract dispute.

工会和公司友好地解决了他们的合同争端。

请做下面的英语试题：

1. Success is most deserved by amiable people.

A. efficient B. prestigious C. good-humored D. essential

2. Her mother had an amiable personality.

A. friendly B. condescending C. interesting D. complicated

3. She is one of the most amiable members on the committee.

A. cogent B. congenial C. congenital D. conventiona l(EPT 教程)