| 单词 | affordable |
| 释义 | affordable (once / 3064 pages) adj If something is affordable, it's priced reasonably, and you have enough money to buy it. Your friends might be jealous that the bike you bought at a yard sale was so affordable. If you live in an affordable city, it means that rents aren't too high for most of its residents, and if you buy an affordable dinner for yourself, it doesn't cost too much. The adjective affordable can either mean "cheap," or it can imply that even if it's expensive, you have enough money to easily buy it. The verb afford is at the root, and its earliest meaning was "accomplish." Gradually, afford came to have the meaning "manage to buy." WORD FAMILYaffordable: affordably+/afford: affordable, afforded, affording, affords USAGE EXAMPLESA poll this fall by the Kaiser Family Foundation found only 37 percent believe repealing the Affordable Care Act should be a top priority. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) “They really admit that by repealing the Affordable Care Act, it will increase costs,” Mrs. Pelosi said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) YouthBuild put them into a classroom and to work, often building affordable housing in their communities. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) adj that you have the financial means for Syn low-cost, low-priced cheap, inexpensive relatively low in price or charging low prices |
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