afoot
adj.
c.1200, afote, from a- "on" (see a-(1)) + foot, n.. Figurative sense of "in active operation" is from 1601 ("Julius Caesar").
〔李〕[a-=on 在…上；foot n. 足→] a. ＆ ad. ①on foot 徒步
〔李〕[a-=on 在…上；foot n. 足→] a. ＆ ad. ①on foot 徒步
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| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary 词根李平武蒋争 afoot adj. c.1200, afote, from a- "on" (see a-(1)) + foot, n.. Figurative sense of "in active operation" is from 1601 ("Julius Caesar"). 〔李〕[a-=on 在…上；foot n. 足→] a. ＆ ad. ①on foot 徒步 |
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