a gentle feeling of fondness or liking 喜欢,喜爱 she felt affection for the wise old lady. 她很喜欢那个明智的老夫人。 [count noun]he won a place in her affections. 他赢得了她芳心的一隅。
(archaic)the action or process of affecting or being affected (古)影响,被影响 ■[count noun]a condition of disease 疾患,病 an affection of the skin. 皮肤病。 ■[count noun]a mental state; an emotion 精神状况,感情
派生 affectional adjective 语源
Middle English : via Old French from Latin affectio(n-), from afficere 'to influence' (see affect)