farther
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英 ['fɑ?e?]
美['fɑre?]
- adv. 更遠地；此外；更進一步地
- adj. 進一步的；更遠的（far的比較級）
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中文詞源
farther 更遠
用做far的比較級。一種說法是forth的比較級，-er, 比較級后綴。另一種說法是far的比較級，-ther, 比較級后綴，詞源同other, interior. 與further的詞義區別主要來自人為的影響。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Both of my sisters moved even farther away from home.
- 我的兩個姐姐都搬得離家更遠了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I can't see any farther than the next six months.
- 6個月以后的事情我就無法預見了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She set her glass down and slid farther under the covers.
- 她放下杯子，鉆進被子里。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Staff who have to travel farther can claim excess travel expenses.
- 需要到更遠的地方出差的職員可以領取額外差旅費。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. farther along the road
- 沿路繼續往前
來自《權威詞典》