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词汇 amity
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Definition of amity in English:

amity

nounˈamɪtiˈæmədi
mass nounformal
  • Friendly relations.

    友好

    the presence of French troops in Scotland had produced hostility rather than amity
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is more a call to the rational, to maintain peace and amity in a world of imbalances.
    • On the other hand, nothing is more difficult than parting with all the friends and acquaintances you have made, and leaving behind all the warmth, amity and hospitality that have been lavished on you.
    • She said this would also remove misunderstanding and foster amity and friendship among the people of the two countries.
    • It does not stop at broadly hinting at the virtue of universal love but goes deep into the matter, and, by its teachings, ensures peace and amity among mankind.
    • He urged the youth of the sub-continent to pull down the walls of hatred and build a neighborhood of peace, amity and friendship.
    • What can be reasonably claimed is that dispassionate study and research is a good route to the achievement of greater international amity.
    • Signifying the ‘bond of protection’, the Indian festival, of tying the knot of amity, brotherhood and long life, is a symbol of seeking divine bliss.
    • But a country can hardly expect amity and friendship from others while continuing to provoke their most sensitive spots.
    • The trip to the ashram opens a new world of religious amity and brotherhood before the children.
    • And I noticed this morning that the New South Wales Premier was talking about cooperation and amity and harmony and love and peace.
    • Our commitment to peace, dialogue and amity between the two countries remains.
    • What cordial relations of amity or commerce are possible under such conditions?
    • For a reader from another ethnic group, texts often encourage cross-cultural amity and understanding as a means to dispel prejudice.
    • The mainstream Internet voice is for democratic rule of law, fairness, justice, trust, amity, orderliness, harmony between man and nature and that is for the best.
    • The council called for an immediate cessation of this divisive public discourse and also called for firm and impartial application of the law of the land against those who continue to endanger public peace and amity by such discourse.
    • To say that the two communities lived in peace and amity would be a generalization, which time-serving politicians like very much.
    • But, they could well be messengers of peace and amity.
    • To mark a new beginning, and herald the start of a new season, there are purifying dips in the holy waters, and an open celebration of brotherhood and amity, where the barriers of status and wealth are erased.
    • Soon, tourism and investment boomed and led to, if not government-to-government understanding, more people-to-people amity.
    • Perhaps the most convincing explanation of all is the simple fact that liberal states tend to be in relations of amity with other liberal states.
    Synonyms
    friendship, friendliness, peace, peacefulness, peaceableness, harmony, harmoniousness, understanding, accord, concord, concurrence, cooperation, amicableness, goodwill, cordiality, warmth, geniality, fellowship, fraternity, brotherhood, brotherliness
    rare comity

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French amitie, based on Latin amicus 'friend'.

Rhymes

calamity

Definition of amity in US English:

amity

nounˈamədēˈæmədi
formal
  • A friendly relationship.

    友好

    international amity and goodwill
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But a country can hardly expect amity and friendship from others while continuing to provoke their most sensitive spots.
    • He urged the youth of the sub-continent to pull down the walls of hatred and build a neighborhood of peace, amity and friendship.
    • To say that the two communities lived in peace and amity would be a generalization, which time-serving politicians like very much.
    • Signifying the ‘bond of protection’, the Indian festival, of tying the knot of amity, brotherhood and long life, is a symbol of seeking divine bliss.
    • The council called for an immediate cessation of this divisive public discourse and also called for firm and impartial application of the law of the land against those who continue to endanger public peace and amity by such discourse.
    • Soon, tourism and investment boomed and led to, if not government-to-government understanding, more people-to-people amity.
    • She said this would also remove misunderstanding and foster amity and friendship among the people of the two countries.
    • It is more a call to the rational, to maintain peace and amity in a world of imbalances.
    • The mainstream Internet voice is for democratic rule of law, fairness, justice, trust, amity, orderliness, harmony between man and nature and that is for the best.
    • To mark a new beginning, and herald the start of a new season, there are purifying dips in the holy waters, and an open celebration of brotherhood and amity, where the barriers of status and wealth are erased.
    • It does not stop at broadly hinting at the virtue of universal love but goes deep into the matter, and, by its teachings, ensures peace and amity among mankind.
    • And I noticed this morning that the New South Wales Premier was talking about cooperation and amity and harmony and love and peace.
    • What can be reasonably claimed is that dispassionate study and research is a good route to the achievement of greater international amity.
    • Perhaps the most convincing explanation of all is the simple fact that liberal states tend to be in relations of amity with other liberal states.
    • The trip to the ashram opens a new world of religious amity and brotherhood before the children.
    • Our commitment to peace, dialogue and amity between the two countries remains.
    • But, they could well be messengers of peace and amity.
    • What cordial relations of amity or commerce are possible under such conditions?
    • For a reader from another ethnic group, texts often encourage cross-cultural amity and understanding as a means to dispel prejudice.
    • On the other hand, nothing is more difficult than parting with all the friends and acquaintances you have made, and leaving behind all the warmth, amity and hospitality that have been lavished on you.
    Synonyms
    friendship, friendliness, peace, peacefulness, peaceableness, harmony, harmoniousness, understanding, accord, concord, concurrence, cooperation, amicableness, goodwill, cordiality, warmth, geniality, fellowship, fraternity, brotherhood, brotherliness

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French amitie, based on Latin amicus ‘friend’.

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