affect + -ion

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

AFFECTION applies to feelings that are also inclinations or likings.

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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1. a gentle feeling of fondness or liking: 愛情や好みの優しい感情

〖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。

physical expressions of affection: 愛情の物理的な表現

e.g. they are lonely and they crave affection.: 彼らは寂しくて愛情を求める。

2. archaic the act or process of affecting or being affected.: 心を動かす、動かされる行為や過程

｟古｠ 影響, 作用

a condition or disease: 体調や病気

病状; 病気, 疾病.

e.g. an affection of the skin.: 肌の病状

a mental state; an emotion.: 精神的な状態; 感情

｟古｠ 感情, 気持ち

affectional | əˈfekSH(ə)n(ə)l | adjective

Middle English: via Old French from Latin affectio(n-), from afficere ‘to influence’ (see affect2).