affable

• adj.

接頭辞af-はad-「行く」「行く」に同化し、fで始まる子音根の前ではafに同化する。-fableはphone、fameなどのようにbha「話す」に由来する。

affable

affable: [16] The Latin original of affable, affābilis, meant ‘easy to speak to’. It was formed from the verb āffārī ‘speak to’, which in turn was derived from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and fārī ‘speak’ (the source of fable, fame, and fate). It reached English via Old French affable.
=> fable, fame, fate

affable (adj.)

late 15c., from Old French afable (14c.), from Latin affabilis "approachable, courteous, kind, friendly," literally "who can be (easily) spoken to," from affari "to speak to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Affably.

1. Mr Brooke is an extremely affable and approachable man.

ブルックさんはとても謙虚で、親しみやすい。

2.Forrest was normally mild-mannered， affable ，and untalkative.

フォレストは通常、穏やかで親切で口数が少ない。

3.Murray was an affable ，free-spirited man.

マレーは温和でフレンドリーで自由気ままな人です。

4.He is an affable man，always willing to stop and talk.

彼はやさしい人で、いつも立ち止まって人と話をするのが好きだ。

5.The chairman was quite affable at the meeting.

議長は会議でとても愛想がいい。