英语词汇“affair”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

af•fair n. [countable]

anything requiring action or effort;
business:resolved the affair with your lawyer.
affairs, [plural] matters of commercial or public interest or concern:affairs of state.
thing;
matter: Our new computer is a complex affair.
[singular] a private or personal concern: That's none of your affair.
an often brief sexual relationship between two people not married to each other.
an incident that causes argument, talk, and often public scandal.
a social gathering or other organized festive occasion.

af•fair n.

anything done or to be done;
anything requiring action or effort;
business;
concern:an affair of great importance.
affairs, matters of commercial or public interest or concern;
the transactions of public or private business or finance:affairs of state; Before taking such a long trip you should put all your affairs in order.
an event or a performance;
a particular action, operation, or proceeding:When did this affair happen?
thing;
matter (applied to anything made or existing, usually with a descriptive or qualifying term):Our new computer is an amazing affair.
a private or personal concern;
a special function, business, or duty:That's none of your affair.
an intense amorous relationship, usually of short duration.
an event or happening that occasions or arouses notoriety, dispute, and often public scandal;
incident:the Congressional bribery affair.
a party, social gathering, or other organized festive occasion:The awards ceremony is the biggest affair on the school calendar.

Old French
Latin ad to) + faire Latin facere; replacing Middle English afere
French, Old French afaire for a faire to do, equivalent. to a (
earlier affaire 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

affair /əˈfɛə/ n

a thing to be done or attended to; matter; business
an event or happening: a strange affair
(qualified by an adjective or descriptive phrase) something previously specified, esp a man-made object; thing: our house is a tumbledown affair
a sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from à faire to do

单词	affair
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 af•fair /əˈfɛr/USA pronunciation n. [countable] anything requiring action or effort; business:resolved the affair with your lawyer. affairs, [plural] matters of commercial or public interest or concern:affairs of state. thing; matter: Our new computer is a complex affair. [singular] a private or personal concern: That's none of your affair. an often brief sexual relationship between two people not married to each other. an incident that causes argument, talk, and often public scandal. a social gathering or other organized festive occasion. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 af•fair (ə fâr′),USA pronunciation n. anything done or to be done; anything requiring action or effort; business; concern:an affair of great importance. affairs, matters of commercial or public interest or concern; the transactions of public or private business or finance:affairs of state; Before taking such a long trip you should put all your affairs in order. an event or a performance; a particular action, operation, or proceeding:When did this affair happen? thing; matter (applied to anything made or existing, usually with a descriptive or qualifying term):Our new computer is an amazing affair. a private or personal concern; a special function, business, or duty:That's none of your affair. an intense amorous relationship, usually of short duration. an event or happening that occasions or arouses notoriety, dispute, and often public scandal; incident:the Congressional bribery affair. a party, social gathering, or other organized festive occasion:The awards ceremony is the biggest affair on the school calendar. Old French Latin ad to) + faire Latin facere; replacing Middle English afere French, Old French afaire for a faire to do, equivalent. to a ( earlier affaire 1250–1300 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: affair /əˈfɛə/ n a thing to be done or attended to; matter; business an event or happening: a strange affair (qualified by an adjective or descriptive phrase) something previously specified, esp a man-made object; thing: our house is a tumbledown affair a sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from à faire to do
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