词汇 | affair |
词根词缀 | 词源: c.1300, "what one has to do," from Anglo-Norm. afere, from O.Fr. afaire, from the infinitive phrase à faire "to do" (from L. ad "to" + facere "to do, make;" see factitious). A Northern word originally, brought into general use and given a Fr. spelling by Caxton (15c.). General sense of "vague proceedings" (in romance, war, etc.) first attested 1702. Affairs "ordinary business" first attested 1484. 词根记忆: n. [pl.]事务;事情(件);(个人的)事I met a fairly unfair affair upstairs.我在楼上遇到一件颇不公平的事. |
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