afford

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /əˈfɔːd/    美 /əˈfoɹd/|[əˈfo̞ɹd]

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.
    — I think we can afford the extra hour it will take.  We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment.
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  2. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss. obsolete
    — Alfred affords his goods cheaper than Bantock.
  3. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue. rare
    — Grapes afford wine.  Olives afford oil.  The earth affords fruit.  The sea affords an abundant supply of fish.
  4. To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.
    — A good life affords consolation in old age.

词形变化

affords present,singular,third-person affording participle,present afforded participle,past afforded past afoord alternative affoord alternative affoard alternative affowrd alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
affordability affordable affordance afforder affordment offer affordances unafforded

词源

From Middle English afforthen, aforthen, avorthien, from earlier iforthen, iforthien, ȝeforthien, from Old English forþian, ġeforþian (“to further, accomplish, afford”), from Proto-Germanic *furþōną, from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth, forward”), equivalent to a- + forth. Cognate with Old Norse forða (“to forward oneself, save oneself, escape danger”), Icelandic forða (“to save, rescue”).
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