詞彙精選：affair的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

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n.

事務

例句：

Foreign affairs need to be carefully handled during our reform and opening to the outside world process.

在我們改革開放過程中，對外事務應當謹慎處理。

例句：

The premier deals with important affairs of state.

總理處理國家重要事務。

例句：

The affair had a strange sequel.

這一事件的結局很奇怪。

例句：

A country's internal [affairs] should not be interfered by others.

一個國家的內部事務不應受到他國的干涉。

事件，事情

例句：

I have not the faintest suspicion of his being the chief plotter of the affair.

我一點兒也沒有懷疑他是這個事件的主謀。

例句：

He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.

他因與賄賂事件有牽連而被拘留了。

風流韻事，私通

例句：

The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

據說那個法官與一個電影明星有段風流韻事。

例句：

Meanwhile Bernard's affair with Sarah had attacted Rachel's attention.

這一期間，伯納德與莎拉之間的風流韻事引起了雷切爾的注意。

私事

例句：

He was rational and consistent in the conduct of his affairs.

他處理私事時頭腦清楚，始終如一。

例句：

The unexpectedness of my father's death meant that his affairs were not entirely in order.

家父的猝然離世留下了尚未完全安排妥當的身後事。

東西

例句：

All their beds were distinctive; Mac's was an iron affair with brass knobs.

他們的牀都各具特色；馬克的牀是張帶球形黃銅柱頭的鐵傢伙。

例句：

He tried dividing it into two bundles, tying them to his walking stick, and slinging the whole affair across his back.

他試着將它分成兩包綁在他的柺棍上，然後把所有東西都掛在後背上。

二、詞義辨析：

affair,business,matter,concern,thing

這些名詞均含“事情”之意。affair含義較廣，側重指已發生或必須去做的任何事情或事務。複數形式多指重大或較複雜的事務。business通常指較重要或較難而又必須承擔的事情，也可指商事。matter普通用詞，着重指一件考慮中的或需要處理的事。concern往往強調與個人或團體利害有直接或重大關係的事。thing用作“事情”解時，詞義較籠統、含糊，多用於指不很具體的事。

三、相關短語：

love affair

n.風流韻事,強烈愛好

四、參考例句：

The affair had a strange sequel.

這一事件的結局很奇怪。

Their love affair is an open secret.

他們的風流韻事是公開的祕密。

His role in the affair is ambiguous.

He directs the affair of the company.

他主持這家公司的事務。

This affair is within his jurisdiction.

這件事情在他的管轄權限之內。

The government has mishandled the whole affair.

政府對整個事件處理不當。

Wine, cheese and an affair, says science.

科學告訴你，是喝紅酒、吃奶酪、說情話。

Their versions of the affair agree.

他們對於這件事的說法相同。

What is your attitude towards the affair?

你對這件事持什麼態度？

The affair was growing mysterious. It seemed like a conjuration.

事情變得神祕起來，似乎像魔術一樣。