friendlier
friendlier — 形容詞
- friendlierpositive
- more friendliercomparative
- most friendliersuperlative
1. A friendly person is warm and easy to talk to, and they treat others in a kind a
友善的
待人和氣、表現善意
A friendly person is warm and easy to talk to, and they treat others in a kind and pleasant way.
Amara gave the new student a friendly smile and showed her to the classroom.
Amara 對新同學露出友善的微笑，還帶她去教室。
collocation: friendly smile
The waiter at the café was so friendly that Kwame went back every morning.
咖啡館的服務生非常友善，Kwame 因此每天早上都回去光顧。
Mei-Lin's friendly voice on the phone made the worried customer feel much better.
Mei-Lin 在電話中友善的聲音讓那位擔憂的顧客感到安心許多。
Our new neighbours were friendly and brought us homemade bread on the first day.
我們的新鄰居很友善，第一天就帶了自製的麵包來給我們。
Are you friendly with the family that lives next door to you?
你和住在隔壁的那家人關係友善嗎？
- warm
stresses emotional openness and genuine liking, stronger than friendly
- kind
focuses on doing helpful things for others, not just being pleasant
- approachable
means easy to start talking to; narrower than friendly
- amiable
more formal and slightly old-fashioned
用法筆記
Most common sense. Subject is usually a person, or something that belongs to a person (their smile, voice, or manner).
常見錯誤
2. A friendly place feels welcoming and comfortable, so people enjoy spending time
舒適宜人
環境讓人感到溫暖自在
A friendly place feels welcoming and comfortable, so people enjoy spending time there.
The small hotel felt friendly the moment Ingrid walked through the front door.
Ingrid 一走進那間小旅館，就感覺氣氛很溫馨。
describing a place as friendly
Fatima chose the smaller school because it had a much friendlier atmosphere.
Fatima 選擇那間較小的學校，因為那裡的氛圍親切許多。
collocation: friendly atmosphere
The café around the corner is small but friendly and full of regulars.
街角那家咖啡館雖然小，但很溫馨，而且都是常客。
Suki found the village market surprisingly friendly, with sellers who smiled and chatted.
Suki 發現鄉村市集出乎意料地有人情味，攤販都會笑著攀談。
Is there a friendly park near here where children can play safely?
這附近有讓人感覺溫馨自在的公園可以讓小孩安全玩耍嗎？
- cold
describes a place that feels emotionally distant
用法筆記
Subject is a place, setting, or environment, not a person. Distinguish from sense 1 (WARM AND KIND), which describes people's behaviour.
3. A friendly match, game, or debate is done just for fun or practice — winning is
友誼性質
非競賽、為練習或娛樂進行
A friendly match, game, or debate is done just for fun or practice — winning is not the main goal.
The two offices played a friendly football match on a muddy pitch.
兩個辦公室週六下午在泥濘的球場上踢了一場友誼足球賽。
collocation: friendly match
After the conference, the lawyers had a friendly debate about the new law.
會議結束後，律師們針對新法律進行了一場友誼性質的辯論。
Tariq joined the club's friendly chess tournament just to meet new people.
Tariq 參加社團的友誼象棋比賽，只是為了認識新朋友。
Even a friendly argument can turn serious if you push too hard.
就算是友誼性質的爭論，逼得太緊也可能變得認真起來。
The two schools held a friendly netball game to celebrate the end of term.
兩間學校舉行了一場友誼性質的無板籃球賽來慶祝學期結束。
- non-competitive
more formal; stresses the lack of a serious contest
- informal
broader; can describe any relaxed situation, not just games
- casual
everyday word for anything not formal or serious
- serious
in sport: played to win, not just for fun
文法句型
a friendly + match/game/debate/argument
用法筆記
Usually attributive (before a noun): 'a friendly match,' not 'the match was friendly.' Distinguish from sense 1 (WARM AND KIND): this sense describes events, not people.
常見錯誤
4. Friendly nations, forces, or groups are on the same side and do not fight or wor
友好的
非敵對的、站在同一方
Friendly nations, forces, or groups are on the same side and do not fight or work against each other.
Friendly aircraft passed over the base and the soldiers did not raise the alarm.
友方飛機飛過基地上空，士兵們並未拉響警報。
The two countries have remained friendly since the peace deal was signed.
自和平協議簽署以來，兩國一直保持友好關係。
Naveen's unit was ordered not to fire on friendly forces in the area.
Naveen 的部隊接獲命令，不得對該地區的友軍開火。
A friendly nation sent food and medicine within hours of the earthquake.
地震發生後幾小時內，一個友好國家就送來了食物和藥品。
The drone could not tell friendly ships from enemy ones in the dark.
那架無人機在黑暗中無法分辨友方船艦和敵方船艦。
- allied
specifically means joined by a formal agreement or treaty
- sympathetic
means sharing the same goals or values, less military in tone
- on-side
informal; describes someone who supports you in a dispute
文法句型
friendly + forces/nation/country
用法筆記
Subject is usually a country, military force, or organised group. Common in news, political, and military contexts. Distinguish from sense 1 (WARM AND KIND): this sense is about alliance, not personal warmth.
常見錯誤
friendlier — 名詞
- friendliersingular
- friendliersplural
1. In sport, a friendly is a match played for fun and practice, without the pressur
友誼賽
不計積分、為練習而設的比賽
In sport, a friendly is a match played for fun and practice, without the pressure of an official competition.
Oluwaseun scored twice in the friendly against the university team last Wednesday.
Oluwaseun 在對大學隊的友誼賽中踢進了兩球。
The manager used the friendly to try out three new players in defence.
教練利用這場友誼賽來測試三名新的防守球員。
friendly as a countable noun
England played a friendly with Brazil just weeks before the World Cup began.
英格蘭在世界盃開打前幾週跟巴西踢了一場友誼賽。
The pre-season friendly drew a crowd of nearly twelve thousand excited fans.
那場季前友誼賽吸引了大約一萬二千名興奮的球迷。
The coach told the team to treat the friendly like a real league match.
教練告訴全隊要把這場友誼賽當成真正的聯賽來打。
- exhibition match
more formal; used in official sports contexts
- practice game
less formal; used more in American English
- warm-up match
stresses preparation before an important competition
- league game
a match that counts towards a championship
- final
the last and most important match of a tournament
文法句型
play a friendly
in a friendly
用法筆記
Countable noun (a friendly, two friendlies). Used mainly in sports journalism and among fans. The noun form comes from the adjective sense 3 (NON-COMPETITIVE).
常見錯誤
friendlier — 副詞
1. If you do something friendly, you do it in a warm and kind way, as a friend woul
友善地
以朋友般友善的態度
If you do something friendly, you do it in a warm and kind way, as a friend would.
The old man waved friendly from his porch every time we walked past.
那位老先生每次我們經過時，都會在門廊上友善地揮手。
adverbial use: waved friendly
To everyone's surprise, the cat approached the tall stranger friendly, purring loudly.
出乎大家意料，那隻貓友善地走近高大的陌生人，還大聲呼嚕。
The two drivers got out of their cars and talked friendly, exchanging insurance details.
兩名駕駛下車後友善地交談，互相交換保險資料。
The teacher spoke friendly to the nervous child on the first day of school.
開學第一天，老師友善地對那位緊張的孩子說話。
Even after the argument, Ingrid's colleague treated her friendly at the staff lunch.
即使爭論過後，Ingrid 的同事在員工午餐時仍友善地對待她。
文法句型
verb + friendly (wave friendly, speak friendly, nod friendly)
用法筆記
Rare in modern everyday English. In normal conversation, 'in a friendly way' is far more common than using 'friendly' as an adverb. This adverbial use can sound old-fashioned or literary.