詞語：afford
afford是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
afford
[E5fC:d]
vt.
提供, 給予, 供應得起
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
afford
af.ford
AHD:[…-f?rd「, …-f?rd「]
D.J.[*6f%8rd, *6fourd]
K.K.[*6f%rd, *6ford]
v.tr.（及物動詞）
af.ford.ed， af.ford.ing， af.fords
(1)To have the financial means for; be able to meet the cost of:
買得起：有經濟實力於…；能滿足…的開支：
not able to afford a new car.
買不起新車
(2)To be able to spare or give up:
能提供，能給予：
can't afford an hour for lunch.
抽不出一小時吃午飯
(3)To be able to do or bear without disadvantage or risk to oneself:
負擔得起：能做或擔負得起，且對自身沒有不利影響或危險：
can afford to be tolerant.
能寬容大度
(4)To make available; provide:
獲得：使獲得；提供：
a sport affording good exercise; a tree that affords ample shade.
使人獲得良好鍛煉的運動；可以遮蔭的樹
語源
(1)Middle English aforthen
中古英語 aforthen
(2)from Old English geforthian [to carry out]
源自 古英語 geforthian [執行]
(3)ge- [perfective pref.] * see yclept
ge- [完成體的前綴] *參見 yclept
(4)forthian [to further] from forth [forth, forward] * see per 1
forthian [促進] 源自 forth [向前，朝前的（地）] *參見 per 1
現代英漢詞典
afford
[E5fC:d]
vt.
(1)買得起
He can afford an apartment.
他能買得起一套住房。
(2)經受得住；承擔得起
Can you afford $12000 for ...?
你花得起12000美元買…嗎？
I can't afford three weeks away from work.
我無法丟下工作三星期。
If we could afford it, we'd like to go abroad for our holidays.
如果出得起旅費,我們想到國外去度假。
(3)提供；給予
The transaction afforded him a good profit.
這筆買賣使他賺了一大筆。
He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
他告訴我公司無法支付如此巨額的工資。
現代英漢綜合大辭典
afford
[E5fC:d]
vt.
[常與can, could, be able to 連用]
(1)擔負得起費用(損失、後果等), 花費得起, 經受得住; 抽得出(時間)
(2)給與, 提供; 出產, 發出
can't afford to buy sth.
買不起...
can't afford to waste sth.
浪費不起
It affords pleasure to me.
這使我很高興。
The land affords wheat.
這地出產小麥。
繼承用法
affordable
adj.
用法詞典
afford
中古英語aforthen
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