affection

愛情
love: 愛情を表す最も一般的な語で, 家族や親友, 恋人などへの強い愛情を表し, 程度も軽いものから強いものまでさまざまな表し方ができる
affection: 温かく長く続く愛で, しばしば依存してくる者に対して示す愛情のことをさす

FEELING, EMOTION, AFFECTION, SENTIMENT, PASSION mean a
subjective response to a person, thing, or situation.
FEELING denotes any partly mental, partly physical response marked by pleasure, pain, attraction, or repulsion; it may suggest the mere existence of a response but imply nothing about the nature or intensity of it.
e.g. the feelings that once moved me are gone
EMOTION carries a strong implication of excitement or agitation but, like
FEELING, encompasses both positive and negative responses.
e.g. the drama portrays the emotions of adolescence
e.g. a memoir of childhood filled with affection for her family
SENTIMENT often implies an emotion inspired by an idea.
e.g. her feminist sentiments are well known
PASSION suggests a very powerful or controlling emotion.
e.g. revenge became his ruling passion
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noun
〖具体例ではan ~〗 【人・場所・物などに対する】(持続的で深い)愛情, 慈しみ, 好意, 愛着 «for, to, toward» ; ⦅かたく⦆ ; 〖しばしばone's ~s〗 愛, 恋情
e.g. she felt affection for the wise old lady: 彼女は博識な老女に愛情を感じた。
e.g. he won a place in her affections.: 彼は彼女の愛情を勝ち取った。
e.g. they are lonely and they crave affection.: 彼らは寂しくて愛情を求める。
⦅古⦆ 影響, 作用
病状; 病気, 疾病.
e.g. an affection of the skin.: 肌の病状
⦅古⦆ 感情, 気持ち
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