afford:所谓财富自由就是花得起买得到
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afford 担负得起。af-为前缀,是a-得变体,表离开(=away),ford向前的。F表木栓、木钉,引申指拴住、拴在身上的。这里指即使拴在身上也能向前走的,即拴在身上也压不跨的、负担得起的。与forth同源。
例句:
They were the kind of car that most people dreamed about but only a select fewcould afford.
这些都是大多数人梦想得到的,而只有少数人买得起汽车。
例句:
Now he wondered if he had been willing to put forth his utmost strength after all.
这会儿他想到,不知道自己到底愿不愿使出全身的力气来。
affordable 负担得起的
例句:
This product has a good taste, easy to carry, affordable three main features.
本品具有口感好,易携带,价格实惠三大特点。
afraid 害怕。a-为前缀,是ef-的变体,ef-又源自es-,es-是ex-的变体,表出来(=out),F表木栓、木钉,引申指拴住、使动不了,即平和、安静下来,这里指因为爱怕而不敢动的,即害怕、担心。同源词有affray、free。
例句:
We were afraid (that) we were going to capsize the boat.
我们担心会把船弄翻。
例句:
Then with a loud hurray, They joined in the affray.
然后用大声欢呼,他们参加了殴斗。
free自由。F表木栓、木钉,引申指拴住、被捆绑的,后反指不被捆绑束缚的,引申指被爱着的(即不被束缚)、自由的、免费的等。
词义反指,也是单词获得涵义的一种方式。
例句:
She was the only woman of the three whose face was free of make-up.
在三个女性里面,她是唯一没有施用化妆品的。
after 以后。-er是后缀,aft是词根,也是单词,表后部。aft与of通转,也与off通转,从拼写变化可以看出,唯一不变的字母是F,也就是F与词义相关。F表木栓、木钉,引申指拴住、钉住,再引申指跟随、随着。所谓前后,其实是相对的(如上图)。被跟着,即意味着在前面的;跟着的,即意味着在后面的。类似的还有before和forehead中,词根fore表示前。
例句:
He took charge of the farm after his father's death.
他在父亲去世后掌管了农场。
拓展:
afternoon 下午 (noon源自ninth,原指下午13点,后指下午12点。不是笔误哦)
例句:
The strain between them had persisted since yesterday afternoon.
他们之间的紧张关系从昨天下午就开始了。
afterwards 后来
例句:
I secretly looked at him for a long time . Afterwards, we chatted many.
我偷偷的看了他好久,后来聊了好多。
愿您的单词学习之路,越走越轻松。
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