affection

Zuneigung, Zärtlichkeit

Ein warmes Gefühl von Liebe oder Verbundenheit gegenüber jemandem oder etwas.

In einfachem Englisch: A warm feeling of love or liking for someone or something.

• She showed her affection with a hug.
• He felt deep affection for his grandmother.
• They still speak of their old teacher with affection.

So benutzt man es: affection for someone/something (He has great affection for his old school.); with affection (She spoke of her grandfather with affection.)

Synonyme: fondness, love

Gegenteile: hatred

Häufige Wendungen: affection for someone, show affection, deep affection

Einwirkung, Beeinflussung

Der Vorgang oder Zustand, durch etwas verändert oder beeinflusst zu werden.

In einfachem Englisch: The process or state of being changed or influenced by something.

• The essay explores the affection of the mind by music.
• He distinguished direct affection by heat from later changes.
• The chapter considers external affection of the senses.

So benutzt man es: affection of something by something (The philosopher described the affection of the senses by external objects.)

Häufige Wendungen: affection by something, external affection, affection of something

Eigenschaft, Beschaffenheit

Eine Eigenschaft, ein Merkmal oder ein Zustand, den etwas hat.

In einfachem Englisch: A quality, feature, or condition that something has.

• The philosopher called shape an affection of matter.
• He listed several affections of the human body.
• In that theory, motion is an affection of physical objects.

So benutzt man es: an affection of something (The writer treats weight as an affection of matter.)

Synonyme: property, attribute, condition

Häufige Wendungen: affection of matter, bodily affection, essential affection

Erkrankung, Leiden

Eine Krankheit oder gesundheitliche Störung, die einen Teil des Körpers betrifft.

In einfachem Englisch: An illness or unhealthy condition affecting part of the body.

• The physician diagnosed a chronic affection of the lungs.
• The record mentions several nervous affections.
• He received treatment for an affection of the heart.

So benutzt man es: an affection of something (The old report describes an affection of the lungs.)

Synonyme: illness, disease, disorder

Häufige Wendungen: nervous affection, chronic affection, affection of something