amity

/ˈæməti/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈæmɪti] /ˈæməti/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈæmɪti] /ˈa-mə-tē How to pronounce amity (audio)/ (ame, mw)

amity — noun

1. peaceful friendship and mutual trust between people, groups, or countries

1.名詞C2
釋義

peaceful friendship and mutual trust between people, groups, or countries

例句

Years of fair trade built amity between the two fishing towns.

build amity between two groups

After the flood, shared repair work restored amity in the valley.

collocation: restore amity

同義詞
  • friendship

    the everyday word, especially for personal relationships rather than public or diplomatic ones

  • harmony

    stresses a smooth, conflict-free state and can apply beyond human relations

  • goodwill

    focuses more on a positive attitude that supports cooperation

  • accord

    more formal and often used for agreement in political or public settings

反義詞
  • enmity

    active or lasting hostility rather than peaceful friendship

  • hostility

    open unfriendly feeling or behavior between people or groups

文法句型

amity between A and B

amity with + group/country

build/restore amity

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and most common in formal writing about relations between groups, communities, or countries. For ordinary personal friendship in daily speech, English more often uses friendship.

常見錯誤

❌The treaty created an amity between the two countries.
✅The treaty created amity between the two countries.
💡This noun is usually uncountable when it means friendly relations.
❌Their amity to the neighboring village lasted for decades.
✅Their amity with the neighboring village lasted for decades.
💡Use 'with' for one other side, or 'between' when both sides are named.