affinity

UK:  [ə'fɪnəti]

US:  [ə'fɪnəti]

复数：affinities  

n.

1.亲和能

2.姻亲关系; 密切关系

3.相似,相似关系;近似,近似关系;酷肖;相似性

4.共鸣;相干

5.(男女之间的)吸引力,吸引人的异性

6.(语言等的)类似,近似

7.魅力;吸引

8.【化学】亲和力

9.【生物学】类缘,亲缘,类同

10.【数学】仿射性

1 . The exception is if you're trying to create a strong local affinity like, say, a neighborhood bar.
如果你试图创造很强的地方亲合力，象“邻居酒吧”，倒是个例外。

2 . There was no affinity towards democracy as it was understood then well. . . to me this just sounds like historical revisionism .
如果民主能很好的被理解，那么它就没有亲和力…对我来说，这听起来像历史修正主义。

3 . I treat the work of meticulous and has strong self-learning ability, a strong sense of responsibility, has affinity with team spirit.
本人对待工作一丝不苟，具有较强的自学能力，具有较强的责任心，具有亲和力，具有团队精神！

4 . Aluminum is always combined with other ls; the most common combination is with oxygen because aluminum has a strong affinity for oxygen.
铝总是和其它金属结合在一起，最常见的是和氧结合在一起，因为铝对氧有很强的亲和力affinity。

5 . Yorke' s shadowy side found sympathy and affinity in the whole of his wife' s uniformly overcast nature.
约克的阴暗一面，可在他妻子那整个始终如一的阴霾之天性上找到一致和相似之处。