Affair
[ ə'fɛr ]
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n. 事情，事件;事务;个人的事，私事;风流韵事;
💡 词根助记
af加强+fair=fact做→事务；私事；风流韵事
📝 例句
Everyone who was concerned in the affair regrets it very much.
参与此事的人对此都深感遗憾。
His second marriage had turned out a cool affair.
他第二次结婚却是淡墨山水。
It was the first big affair of the autumn.
这是当年秋天的第一件大事。
How are your affairs going?
你的情况怎么样?
I have a lot to say in relation to that affair.
关于那件事我有好多话要说。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ affair-事情,fair-公平:做事情要公平
※ unfair-不公平,affair-事情:不公平的事情
※ af-拼音“阿福”,fair-公平的:阿福处理的事情很公平
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
ad-在f前变为af-
表示“在；使；向”
📖 牛津释义
ffair
n
1 [sing] thing (to be) done; concern; matter 事; 事务; 事情
It's not my affair, ie I am not interested in or responsible for it. 那不是我的事.
2 affairs [pl]
(a) personal business matters 个人的业务
put one's affairs in order 料理自己的业务.
(b) matters of public interest 公共的事务
current/foreign/world affairs 时事[外交事务/世界事务]
affairs of state 国事; 国务; 政务.
3 [C esp sing 尤作单数]
(a) event; happening 事件; 事情
We must try to forget this sad affair. 我们要尽量把这件难过的事忘掉.
The press exaggerated the whole affair wildly. 新闻报道肆意夸大了整个事件.
(b) event or series of events connected with a particular person, thing or place 与某人, 某物或某地有关的事件
the Suez affair 苏伊士事件.
(c) organized social event 有组织的社交活动
The wedding was a very grand affair. 那婚礼是件盛事.
4 [C] (infml 口) (following an adj 用於形容词之後) thing described in a specified way （具体描述的）东西, 物件
Her hat was an amazing affair of ribbons and feathers. 她那顶帽子是个有丝带和羽毛的绝妙物件.
5 [C] sexual relationship between people who are not married to each other 与配偶以外的人发生的性关系
She's having an affair with her boss. 她和老板有暧昧关系.
6 (idm 习语) a state of affairs => state.
🎯 考研助记
af(=to)+fair(集市):反复不断地去集市- 事务多
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'fєә]n. 事件, 事务, 恋爱事件
🏥 医学释义
①事情，事件 ②业务，事务
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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How long has he held office?
他已任职多长时间了？
Truth will conquer.
真理必胜。
If you were to ask Harry what was in the bottle, he would tell you that it contained perfumed mud.
要是你问哈里瓶里装着什么，他会告诉你是香水泥。