AM is Latin(拉丁) for "to love"
amicable
Friendly,peaceful
*Amicable often describes relations between two groups,or especially two nations.
例:Their relations(关系) with their in-laws were geerally(一般) amicable(和蔼可亲),despite some bickering(争吵) during the holidays.
常用词组:
amicable settlement 友好解决
enamored
Charmed(迷住) or fascinated(着迷);inflamed with love.
例:Rebecca quickly became enamored of the town's rustic(乡村) surroundings(周围环境
),its slow pace, and its eccentric(偏心) charactors.
常用词组:
enamored Whale 可爱鲸鱼
enamored of 迷住 ; 迷恋
amorous
Having or showing strong feelings of attraction or love.
*A couple smooching(接吻) on a park bench could be called amorous,or a young married couple who are always hugging and kissing.
例:It turned out that the amorous Congressman(众议员) had gotten his girlfriend a good job and was paying for her apartment.
常用词组:
moonaddled amorous 多愁善感的
amorous feelings 男女恋爱的情怀 ; 风情
amorous delusion 钟情妄想
paramour
A lover,often secret,not allowed by law or custom(风俗).
*Paramour came to English from French (a language based on Latin),though the modern French don't ues the word.
例:He had been coming to the house for two years before her brothers realized that he was actually(事实上) the paramour of their shy(害羞的) and withdrawn(内向的) sister.