favour

漢語翻譯

n. 好感, 偏愛, 喜愛, 相信, 庇護, 贊同, 支持, 信賴, 善行, 恩惠, 徽章, 禮物
vt. 贊成, 幫助, 支持, 喜愛, 偏袒, 關切, 賜與, 給與, 有利於, 有助於, 像, 體恤
【經】 好意, 喜愛; 支持, 喜歡
相關詞組:
by favour of
curry favour with sb
find favour with sb
in favour of...
in sb's favour
favour sb with sth
win sb's favour
do sb a favour

詞意辨析：

advantage, benefit, interest, favour, profit, gain

這些名詞均有“利益、好處”之意。
advantage: 指因某方面占優勢或利用某機會以及對方弱點而獲得利益與好處。
benefit: 普通用詞，指通過正當手段從物質或精神方面得到的任何好處或利益。
interest: 作“利益”解時，多用複數形式，既可指集團、群體的利益，又可指個人的利益。
favour: 指在競爭中獲得的advantage,也可指狹隘的個人利益。
profit: 著重收益，尤指從物質、錢財等方面獲得的利益。
gain: 指獲得的物質利益，也暗示不損壞他人利益而得的無形好處。

英文解釋：

名詞 favour:

1. a feeling of favorable regard
   同義詞：favor
2. an inclination to approve
   同義詞：favor
3. an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
   同義詞：favor
4. souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
   同義詞：party favor, party favour, favor
5. an act of gracious kindness
   同義詞：favor

動詞 favour:

1. treat gently or carefully
   同義詞：favor
2. bestow a privilege upon
   同義詞：privilege, favor
3. promote over another
   同義詞：prefer, favor
4. consider as the favorite
   同義詞：favor

例句：

1. May I ask a favour of you (ie ask you to do sth for me)?
   請您幫個忙行嗎?
2. She always favours her youngest child (more than the others).
   她總是偏愛她最小的孩子。
3. The court decided in his favour.
   法庭的判決對他有利。
4. The decision went in his favour.
   這一判決對他有利。
5. The wind favoured their sailing at dawn.
   這風便於他們在黎明時航行。
6. Everyone at the rally wore red ribbons as favours.
   參加集會的人都系著紅絲帶作為支持大會的標記。
7. Of the two possible plans I favour the first.
   在這兩種可行方案中我贊成前者。
8. Cheques should be written in favour of Oxfam.
   支票上請寫明以牛津饑荒救濟委員會為受款人。