2021-04-12 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – affinity

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2021-04-12

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – affinity

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง affinity = ‘uh-FIN-i-tee’

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,

Affinity

Usage Note:

In the sense of "attraction,"

affinity may be followed by of, between, or with.

Thus, one may speak of the close affinity of James and Samuel,

or of the affinity between James and Samuel,

or of James's affinity with Samuel.

In its chemical use

affinity is generally followed by for:

a dye with an affinity for synthetic fabrics.

One might want to avoid using affinity as a simple synonym for liking,

since almost half of the Usage Panel in 2016 rejected the example

Her affinity for living in California

led her to reject a chance to return to New York.

Nevertheless, the sophisticated tone of affinity

can lend an archness to certain contexts,

as when Barbara Tuchman writes of Kaiser Wilhelm's

"affinity for coarse physical jokes practiced upon his courtiers."

This may be why 79 percent of the Usage Panel

approved of this quotation when it was presented as an example.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for affinity

Noun

ATTRACTION, AFFINITY, SYMPATHY

mean the relationship existing between things

or persons that are naturally or involuntarily drawn together.

ATTRACTION implies the possession by one thing of a quality that pulls another to it.

felt an attraction to danger

AFFINITY implies a susceptibility or predisposition on the part of the one drawn.

an affinity for mathematics

SYMPATHY implies a reciprocal or natural relation between two things that are both susceptible to the same influence.

two minds in sympathy

Dictionary of Problem Words in English

affinity

This word, from a Latin term meaning “connection by marriage,”

refers to a natural liking for, or attraction to, another person.

An affinity is a bond or tie of sympathy, feeling, or kinship

and refers only torelations between people,

not to people themselves.

Also, affinity should not be confused

with aptitude, knack, ability, or capacity.

One does not have an affinityfor sports or music

but rathera knack or talent of some sort.

In fact,for should be used as a preposition following affinity;

use between, with orto:

“The affinity between Sue and Ralph is based upon musical interests.”

“Sue has an affinity to Ralph because of their common musical interests.”