fond

• adj. 喜欢的；温柔的；宠爱的
• n. (Fond)人名；(法)丰；(瑞典)丰德

来自古英语fon, 傻，简单，词源同fun. 词义由傻引申为发狂，喜爱，溺爱等。类似词义演变比较infatuation.

1. having or displaying warmth or affection;

"affectionate children"

"caring parents"

"a fond embrace"

"fond of his nephew"

"a tender glance"

"a warm embrace"

2. extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent;

"adoring grandparents"

"deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"

"hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"

3. absurd or silly because unlikely;

"fond hopes of becoming President"

"fond fancies"

4. (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for;

"fond of chocolate"

"partial to horror movies"

fond

fond: [14] Fond originally meant ‘foolish’, and the likeliest explanation of its rather problematic origin is that it was a derivative of the Middle English noun fon ‘fool’ (its Middle English spelling fonned suggests that it was formed with the suffix -ed, just as wretched was formed from wretch). However, where fon (probably a relative of modern English fun) comes from is another matter.

Links with Swedish fåne ‘fool’ have been suggested but never established for certain. The adjective’s modern meaning ‘having a great liking’, incidentally, developed in the 16th century via an intermediate ‘foolishly doting’. Fondle [17] is a back-formation from the now obsolete fondling ‘foolish person’, a derivative of fond.
=> fondle, fun

fond (adj.)

late 14c., "deranged, insane;" also "foolish, silly, unwise," from fonned, past participle adjective from obsolete verb fon, fonne (Middle English fonnen) "be foolish, be simple," from Middle English fonne "a fool, stupid person" (early 14c.), which is of uncertain origin but perhaps from Scandinavian. Related: Fonder; fondest.

Meaning evolved via "foolishly tender" to "having strong affections for" (by 1570s). Another sense of the verb fon was "to lose savor" (late 14c. in Middle English past participle fonnyd), which may be the original meaning of the word:

Gif þe salt be fonnyd it is not worþi [Wyclif, Matt. v:13, c. 1380]

To his classmates and even to his teachers, he was thought of as the dumbest kid in the class,according to his own not so fond memories.

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She is fond of telling stories in her speech.

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To his classmates and even to his teachers, he was thought of as the dumbest kid in the class, according to his own not so fond memories.

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Politicians are fond of promising rapid energy transitions.

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Erica is proof that a great-grandmother can help to lead the revolution if you get the psychology right — in this case, by matching her enthusiasm for the environment with a fondness for organising groups.

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Being fond of someone seems to have a number of factors, including seeing something we find attractive.

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He's fond of the food at the bar.

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The children were fond of the US president's daughters.

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We are so fond of our high intelligence that we assume that when it comes to brain power, more must be better.

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Over the years, I have grown quite fond of her.

经过这么多年，我越来越喜欢她了。

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fond of music/cooking

喜好音乐 / 烹饪

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We had grown fond of the house and didn't want to leave.

我们已经喜欢上了这座房子，不想搬家。

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Sheila's very fond of telling other people what to do.

希拉好对别人指手画脚。

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He's rather too fond of the sound of his own voice (= he talks too much) .

他太爱讲话了。

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a fond look/embrace/farewell

慈爱的目光；温情的拥抱；深情的告别

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I have very fond memories of my time in Spain (= I remember it with affection and pleasure) .

我十分怀念从前在西班牙的时光。

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I waited all day in the fond hope that she would change her mind.

我整天等待，痴心地希望她会回心转意。

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He will be remembered by the staff with great fondness.

全体人员将深挚地怀念他。

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a fondness for animals

喜爱动物

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My fond hope is that we will be ready by Christmastime.

我痴想着希望我们可以在圣诞假期前准备就绪。

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I have very fond memories of living in our village.

我对乡村生活有着十分美好的回忆。

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I am very fond of Michael...

我很喜欢迈克尔。

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She was especially fond of a little girl named Betsy.

她尤其偏爱一个名叫贝齐的小女孩。

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...a fond father...

慈父

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He gave him a fond smile.

他给了他一个深情的微笑。

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He was fond of marmalade...

他爱吃橘子酱。

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She is fond of collecting rare carpets.

她喜欢收集稀罕少见的地毯。

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I am not very fond of folk dance.

我不太喜欢民间舞蹈.

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He professed himself fond of music.

他承认自己喜欢音乐.

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He is too fond of drink.

他太好饮酒.

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Others may be fond of titles and honours, but I am not.

人皆好名, 我则不然.

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He is fond of his parents.

他爱他的父母.

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I'm not especially fond of mustard.

芥末我吃不来.

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He is fond of rambling among the trees.

他喜欢在林中散步.

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