favor

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈfeɪ.və/    美 /ˈfeɪ.vɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone). countable,uncountable
    — He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home.
  2. Goodwill; benevolent regard. countable,uncountable
    — She enjoyed the queen's favor.
  3. A small gift; a party favor. countable,uncountable
    — wedding favor
  4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity. countable,uncountable
    — I could not discover the lenity and favour of this sentence.
  5. The object of regard; person or thing favoured. countable,uncountable
    — All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, / His chief delight and favour.
  6. Appearance; look; countenance; face. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — This boy is fair, of female favour.
  7. Partiality; bias countable,uncountable
  8. A letter, a written communication. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — I will now take some notice of your last favour; but being so far behind-hand with you, must be brief.
  9. A resemblance, likeness. Northern-England,archaic,countable,uncountable
  10. Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — James probably saw the family treasures, which included a little pair of gloves embroidered with pearls and the device of a lion, a lady's favour, said to have been taken from Harry Hotspur before the battle of Otterburn in 1388.
  11. A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event. countable,historical,uncountable
    — The bride favors, or true love knots, ancient symbols of love, faith, and friendship, pointing out the indisssoluble tie of affection and duty, did not, as might be supposed, take their name of true love knots from the words "true" and "love,", but from the Danish verb "Trulofa," that is, "I plight my troth of faith." These knots were formerly distributed in great abundance; were worn in the hats by gentlemen, and consisted of variously colored ribbons, which were chosen by the bride and her maids, sometimes after long and serious discussions.
动词 v.
  1. To look upon fondly; to prefer.
    — And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
  2. To use more often.
    — […] alone, without having to favor his right, uninjured leg, […]
  3. To encourage, conduce to
    — These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation (which is not, however, practised by Chinese women).
  4. To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
    — Would you favor us with a poetry reading?
  5. To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).
    — I thought—it doesn't matter—you seemed to favour your ma,
  6. To treat or use (something) gently
    — I always try to favor my bad knee.

词形变化

favors plural favour alternative,Commonwealth,Ireland favors present,singular,third-person favoring participle,present favored participle,past favored past favour alternative,Commonwealth,Ireland

词汇关系

近义词
aid help lending a hand token abet assist endorse favoritize favourite sanction
反义词
discrimination disfavor unfavor harm sabotage discriminate
衍生词
curry favor every good boy deserves favor fall out of favor favor bank grace and favor in favor with in favor → in favor of in something's favor kissing goes by favor may the odds be ever in your favor not do someone any favors out of favor party favor return the favor sexual favor unfavor without fear or favor favorite misfavor favorable favourable favored favoured favorer favourer favorise favourite favoritism favouritism overfavor

词源

词源 1
From Middle English favour, favor, faver, from Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old French favor, from Latin favor (“good will; kindness; partiality”), from faveō (“to be kind to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Respelled in American English to more closely match its Latin etymon. Compare also Danish favør (“favor”), Irish fabhar (“favor”), from the same Romance source.
词源 2
From Middle English favour, favor, faver, from Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old French favor, from Latin favor (“good will; kindness; partiality”), from faveō (“to be kind to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Respelled in American English to more closely match its Latin etymon. Compare also Danish favør (“favor”), Irish fabhar (“favor”), from the same Romance source.
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