other
英['?e?]
美['?e?]
- adj. 其他的，另外的
- pron. 另外一個
詞態變化
復數:?others;
助記提示
1. *al-ter- "the other of two" => *an-ter- => ander (德語單詞) => other (前面的元音音變為o, 在古英語中字母n在摩擦音前消失、脫落).
中文詞源
other 其它的
來自古英語other,來自PIE*an-tero,異化自PIE*al-tero,兩個中的另外一個，來自*al,另外，其它，詞源同alias,else,*tero,比較級后綴，詞源同alternate,exterior.在古英語中鼻音n在摩擦音前自然脫落。
英文詞源
- other
- other: [OE] Other is one of a widespread family of Germanic words expressing ‘alternative’, represented today also by German and Dutch ander. The prehistoric ancestor of all three was *antheraz, which came ultimately from an Indo- European *ánteros. This, a comparative formation based on *an-, may have been related to Latin alter ‘other’ (source of English alter, alternative, etc).
- other (adj.)
- Old English oter "the second" (adj.), also as a pronoun, "one of the two, other," from Proto-Germanic *antharaz (cognates: Old Saxon athar, Old Frisian other, Old Norse annarr, Middle Dutch and Dutch ander, Old High German andar, German ander, Gothic antar "other").
These are from PIE *an-tero-, variant of *al-tero- "the other of two" (source of Lithuanian antras, Sanskrit antarah "other, foreign," Latin alter), from root *al- (1) "beyond" (see alias (adv.)) + adjectival comparative suffix *-tero-. The Old English, Old Saxon, and Old Frisian forms show "a normal loss of n before fricatives" [Barnhart]. Meaning "different" is mid-13c.
Sense of "second" was detached from this word in English (which uses second, from Latin) and German (zweiter, from zwei "two") to avoid ambiguity. In Scandinavian, however, the second floor is still the "other" floor (Swedish andra, Danish anden). Also compare Old English otergeara "next year."
The other woman "a woman with whom a man begins a love affair while he is already committed" is from 1855. The other day originally (mid-12c.) was "the next day;" later (c. 1300) "yesterday;" and now, loosely, "a day or two ago" (early 15c.). Phrase other half in reference to either the poor or the rich, is recorded from c. 1600.La moitié du monde ne s?ayt comment l'aultre vit. [Rabelais, "Pantagruel," 1532]
雙語例句
- 1. You can chat to other people who are online.
- 你可以和其他在線的人聊天。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. "All the best," called the other typists in chorus.
- “祝萬事如意，”其他打字員齊聲喊道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Try to support each other when one of you is feeling down.
- 當有人覺得情緒低落時，要努力相互打氣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. After sixteen years of marriage they have grown bored with each other.
- 結婚16年后，他們已經漸漸彼此厭倦了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He wants to act in concert with other nations.
- 他想和其他國家采取一致行動。
來自柯林斯例句