affectionately

/əˈfɛkʃənətɫi/ adv B1, B2

in a loving way

Word Origin Affectionately comes from Latin affectio, from ad- 'to' and facere 'to do' — so affection is something done to you, an influence. The same facere root gives us fact, factory, and manufacture (made by hand). So affectionately means 'in a manner of doing something to someone's feelings'.

adv in a loving way B1

She hugged her grandmother affectionately.

(副词) 充满爱意地;深情地;亲热地

她亲切地拥抱了她的祖母。

(adverbio) cariñosamente; afectuosamente; con cariño; tiernamente [de manera cariñosa]

Abrazó a su abuela con cariño.

(adverbe) affectueusement; tendrement; avec tendresse; amoureusement; doucement [d'une manière tendre et aimante.]

Elle serra sa grand-mère dans ses bras **affectueusement**.

(Adverb) liebevoll; zärtlich; herzlich [auf liebevolle Weise]

Sie umarmte ihre Großmutter **affectionately**.

(副詞) 愛情深く

彼女は愛情深くおばあちゃんを抱きしめた。

(advérbio) afetuosamente; carinhosamente; ternamente; com carinho; com afeto [de maneira amorosa]

Ela abraçou a avó carinhosamente.

adv In an affectionate manner. B2 ✓

He patted the dog affectionately on the head.

(副词) 亲切地;慈爱地;温柔地;关爱地

他深情地拍了拍狗的头。

(adverbio) cariñosamente; con cariño; con ternura; amorosamente [De manera cariñosa.]

Acarició al perro cariñosamente en la cabeza.

(adverbe) affectueusement; tendrement; avec tendresse; amoureusement [De manière affectueuse, avec tendresse.]

Il a tapoté **affectionately** la tête du chien.

(Adverb) liebevoll; zärtlich [auf eine liebevolle, zärtliche oder herzliche Weise]

Er tätschelte den Hund **affectionately** auf den Kopf.

(副詞) 愛情を込めて。

彼は犬の頭を愛情を込めて撫でた。

(advérbio) carinhosamente; afetuosamente; ternamente; com carinho [De maneira carinhosa.]

Ele acariciou o cachorro na cabeça com carinho.

Word parts: af + fect + ion + ate + ly

Common collocations

be verb know verb as prep at prep say verb by prep on prep arm subst call verb shoulder subst pat verb refer verb

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