further

动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɜːðə/|/ˈfəːðə/    美 /ˈfɝ.ðɚ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To help forward; to assist. transitive
    — In happie houre we haue ſet the Crowne Upon your Kingly head, that ſeeks our honor, In ioyning with the man, ordain’d by heauen To further euerie action to the beſt.
  2. To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote. transitive
    — Further the economy.
形容词 adj.
  1. More distant; relatively distant. not-comparable
    — See those two lampposts? Run to the further one.
  2. More, additional. not-comparable
    — I have one further comment to make.
副词 adv.
  1. To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent. not-comparable
    — I can run further than you.
  2. To a greater extent or degree. not-comparable
    — Of the two civilisations, this one was further advanced.
  3. Beyond what is already stated or is already the case. not-comparable
    — Chapter 10 further explains the ideas introduced in Chapter 9.
  4. Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover. conjunctive,not-comparable
    — It is overlong, and further, it makes no sense.
  5. Following on (from). not-comparable
    — Further to our recent telephone call, I am writing to clarify certain points raised.

词形变化

furthers present,singular,third-person furthering participle,present furthered participle,past furthered past farther alternative farther alternative farther alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
furtherance furtherer furtherly furtherment furthersome furtherdom further education furtherhood furthermost furtherness furtherward no further action until further notice with no further ado without further ado furthermore seek-no-further
相关词
far

词源

词源 1
From Middle English further, forther, from Old English forþor, furþor (“further”, adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *furþer, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (a common preposition), equivalent to fore + -ther (a vestigial comparative ending still present in such words as other, either, whether, and, in altered form, in after); or as sometimes stated, as forth + -er. Cognate with Scots forder, furder (“further”), Saterland Frisian foarder (“further”), West Frisian fierder (“further”), Dutch verder (“further”), German fürder (“further”).
词源 2
From Middle English further, forther, from Old English forþor, furþor (“further”, adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *furþer, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (a common preposition), equivalent to fore + -ther (a vestigial comparative ending still present in such words as other, either, whether, and, in altered form, in after); or as sometimes stated, as forth + -er. Cognate with Scots forder, furder (“further”), Saterland Frisian foarder (“further”), West Frisian fierder (“further”), Dutch verder (“further”), German fürder (“further”).
词源 3
From Middle English further, forther, from Old English forþor, furþor (“further”, adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *furþer, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (a common preposition), equivalent to fore + -ther (a vestigial comparative ending still present in such words as other, either, whether, and, in altered form, in after); or as sometimes stated, as forth + -er. Cognate with Scots forder, furder (“further”), Saterland Frisian foarder (“further”), West Frisian fierder (“further”), Dutch verder (“further”), German fürder (“further”).
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