amity
UK/'æmɪtɪ/US/'æmiti/
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Definitions
n.
Friendly, peaceful relations, especially between groups or nations.
友好关系，亲善。
Root Breakdown
Native EnglishFrom Latin amīcitia 'friendship' (amīcus 'friend' + -ity). Amity is friendship at the level of groups or states — the formal noun for peaceful, friendly relations.
Root am still carries 14 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.international amity国际友好
- 2.spirit of amity友好精神
- 3.promote amity促进亲善
Example Sentences
- 1.
The treaty was signed in a spirit of amity.
- 2.
Decades of amity between the two nations endured.