| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_showing-love-and-affection |
| 释义 | showing love and affectionThese words all refer to showing love or affection to someone or something. Affectionate is one of the most common words for this. It can be used to refer to physical signs of your love or affection, such as a hug or a kiss. It can also be used when you describe someone or something in a way that shows you like or love them. She was an affectionate child. His book is an affectionate portrait of the city in the 1970s. The word loving is often used to describe people who show their deep love for someone or something. Loving is not always used of physical affection, but can be used to describe care, affection, or attention given to someone or something over a long period of time. Loving is used especially to describe families or family relationships. He grew up in a loving family. She was remembered as a loving wife and mother. The speech was a loving tribute to his father. Caring is similar to loving. It is most often used to describe people who show their affection for someone or something by caring for them. You're a very caring person. He is a kind and caring father, quite different from his own. If someone or something is warm, they show their affection or love by being very friendly. Warm is often used in the phrase a warm welcome. He had a warm smile. She grew up in a warm and loving family. Let's give our guest speaker a warm welcome(= applause as a way to welcome a speaker). The opposite of warm in this use is cool or cold. Her mother was very cool towards him. He was cold and unfriendly. For more opposites of warm and affectionate, see the article at unfriendly. Someone who is warm-hearted is a person who is generally kind and loving towards everyone. As a child, he was tender and warm-hearted. Tender can refer to actions that express a gentle and kind affection for someone or something. Tender is used more in writing than in speech. He gave his mother a tender kiss on the cheek. The lovers gave each other a tender look. If someone shows their affection for you by hugging you or wanting to be very close to you, you can call them cuddly. The child was quite cuddly as she fell asleep. People who are in a romantic relationship together and show each other too much affection in public are said to be lovey-dovey. Lovey-dovey implies that the way that these people express their affection is childish or too sweet. It is an informal and disapproving word. Ugh, I hate how lovey-dovey they are. They exchanged some lovey-dovey cooing when they met in the park. |
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