affair
翻译
事件, 事务, 风流韵事, 婚外情
例句
The wedding was a beautiful affair.
那场婚礼是一件美事。
He had an affair with his colleague.
他和他的同事有婚外情。
It's a private affair, not your business.
这是私事，与你无关。
语法模式
a/an ((adjective)) affair 一种活动 The party was a grand affair.
to have an affair ((with sb.)) 与（某人）有婚外情 She had an affair with her boss.
sb.'s affair （某人）的私事 That's his affair, not mine.
近义词
同义词: event, matter, issue, liaison, romance
词源
源自古法语“à faire”，意为“去做”。它指“待办之事”，因此引申为“事情”或“事件”。
记忆技巧
可以联想“a fair”（集市）这样的“事件”，但也要记住它也可以指秘密的“风流韵事”。与“to do”（去做）的联系有助于记住其“事情”的含义。