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farther是什么意思

farther

英 ['fɑːðə] 美 ['fɑrðɚ]
  • adv. 更远地;此外;更进一步地
  • adj. 进一步的;更远的(far的比较级)

farther 中文词源


farther 更远

用做far的比较级。一种说法是forth的比较级,-er, 比较级后缀。另一种说法是far的比较级,-ther, 比较级后缀,词源同other, interior. 与further的词义区别主要来自人为的影响。

farther 英文词源


farther (adj.)
late 14c., "front;" variant of further (adj.). From 1510s as "additional;" 1560s as "more remote."
farther (adv.)
15c. alteration of Middle English ferther (c. 1300), a variant of further (adv.). There is no historical basis for the notion that farther is of physical distance and further of degree or quality.

farther 双语例句


1. Both of my sisters moved even farther away from home.
我的两个姐姐都搬得离家更远了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I can't see any farther than the next six months.
6个月以后的事情我就无法预见了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. She set her glass down and slid farther under the covers.
她放下杯子,钻进被子里。

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4. Staff who have to travel farther can claim excess travel expenses.
需要到更远的地方出差的职员可以领取额外差旅费。

来自柯林斯例句

5. farther along the road
沿路继续往前

来自《权威词典》

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