When people have an amicable agreement or an amicable relationship, they stay friendly and do not want to quarrel. You hear this word most when something could have turned ugly — a divorce, a business split, two neighbours arguing over a wall — and then it did not. “They parted on amicable terms” means they walked away without a fight, or at least they are trying to look that way.

When people have an amicable agreement or an amicable relationship當人們有一個 amicable 的協議或關係時, they stay friendly and do not want to quarrel意思是他們保持友好、不想吵架。You hear this word most when something could have turned ugly你最常在事情本來可能鬧翻的場合聽到這個字 — a divorce, a business split, two neighbours arguing over a wall像離婚、生意拆夥、兩個鄰居為了一道牆爭吵 — and then it did not結果卻沒有鬧翻。'They parted on amicable terms'「They parted on amicable terms」 means they walked away without a fight意思是他們沒吵架就分開了, or at least they are trying to look that way或者至少想表現出這樣的樣子。

It is a calm, slightly formal word. You would not call a warm, laughing friendship amicable; that sounds too cool and legal.

It is a calm, slightly formal word這是個平靜、有點正式的字。You would not call a warm, laughing friendship amicable你不會用 amicable 來形容一段熱絡、常常大笑的友誼; that sounds too cool and legal那樣聽起來太冷淡、太像法律用語了。

Though actually, amicable is not the same as amiable: amiable is usually a person who is warm and easy to like; amicable is the mood between people, especially when they might have fought but kept things civil.

Though actually不過話說回來, amicable is not the same as amiableamicable 跟 amiable 不是同一個字: amiable is usually a person who is warm and easy to likeamiable 通常是形容一個溫暖、討人喜歡的人; amicable is the mood between peopleamicable 則是人跟人之間的氣氛, especially when they might have fought but kept things civil尤其是本來可能會吵，卻還是維持了禮貌的那種情況。