farther
英 ['fɑ?e?]
美['fɑre?]
- adv. 更远地；此外；更进一步地
- adj. 进一步的；更远的（far的比较级）
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中文词源
farther 更远
用做far的比较级。一种说法是forth的比较级，-er, 比较级后缀。另一种说法是far的比较级，-ther, 比较级后缀，词源同other, interior. 与further的词义区别主要来自人为的影响。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Both of my sisters moved even farther away from home.
- 我的两个姐姐都搬得离家更远了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I can't see any farther than the next six months.
- 6个月以后的事情我就无法预见了。
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- 3. She set her glass down and slid farther under the covers.
- 她放下杯子，钻进被子里。
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- 4. Staff who have to travel farther can claim excess travel expenses.
- 需要到更远的地方出差的职员可以领取额外差旅费。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. farther along the road
- 沿路继续往前
来自《权威词典》