| 单词 |
friendliness |
| 释义 |
friendliness|ˈfrɛndlɪnɪs|
[f. friendly a. + -ness.]
The quality or condition of being friendly; rarely pl., manifestations of friendliness.
1490Caxton Eneydos vii. 31 They began to treate wyth theym curtoysly, wyth all gre and frendlynes. a1500Chaucer's Dreme 814 She had whole richesse Of woman-head, and friendlinesse. 1570Dee Math. Pref. 10 His humblenes, and frendelynes to all men. 1650Jer. Taylor Holy Living i. §4 (1680) 7 Let all the intervals..be imployed in prayers..charity, friendliness, and neighbourhood. 1790G. Walker Serm. II. xxi. 127 All the engaging, the heart-rejoicing friendlinesses of a human being. 1807Southey Let. 8 Dec. in Life & Corr. III. xiii. 124 Fully sensible of your friendliness. 1863Geo. Eliot Romola i. xvi, The keen eyes were bright with hope and friendliness.
Add:2. a. Of computer systems, programs, etc.: the quality of being easy and convenient to use; user-friendliness.
1982Computerworld 17 May 35/5 User fears were overcome by the ‘friendliness’ of the system. 1984Sunday Times 26 Aug. 49/1 The ultimate in friendliness will be the machine that can be told what to do. 1991Publish Feb. 102/3 This Windows word processing program is especially adept at mixing text and graphics, and it's also notable for its ‘friendliness’ and ease of use.
b. Ecol. The quality of not being harmful (to the environment).
1987Financial Times 9 June p. xii/6 Both [aircraft] offer..high fuel efficiency and low noise levels—features designed to appeal to airlines in search of cost savings and environmental friendliness. 1990Independent 26 May 41/4 Conservation, of course, was flavour of the year, though friendliness to the environment seemed curiously selective. |
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