over

英['??v?] 美['ov?]

反義詞under

復數:?overs;

over 在上，超過

來自古英語ofer,來自Proto-Germanic*uberi,來自PIE*uper,向上，在上，來自PIE*upo的比較級，詞源同up,super.引申詞義超過。

over: over: [OE] Etymologically, over denotes ‘more up, upper’. It originated as an Indo-European comparative form derived from the base *upó ‘under’, which gave rise to English up. This became prehistoric Germanic *uberi, which has diversified into German über, Swedish ?fver, and Dutch, Danish, and English over. A derivative of the same base forms the second syllable of English above, while amongst over’s more surprising relatives are eaves and evil.
=> above, eaves, evil, up
over (prep.): Old English ofer "beyond, above, upon, in, across, past; on high," from Proto-Germanic *uberi (cognates: Old Saxon obar, Old Frisian over, Old Norse yfir, Old High German ubar, German über, Gothic ufar "over, above"), from PIE *uper (see super-). As an adjective from Old English uffera. As an adverb from late Old English. Sense of "finished" is attested from late 14c. Meaning "recovered from" is from 1929. In radio communication, used to indicate the speaker has finished speaking (1926). Adjective phrase over-the-counter is attested from 1875, originally of stocks and shares.

1. When the right woman comes along, this bad dream will be over.: 當有合適的女人出現時，這種胡思亂想就會停止了。

2. Over a given period, the value of shares will rise and fall.: 股票的價值在某一特定的時期內會有漲跌。

3. Dave, the pianist, played it over a couple of times.: 演奏鋼琴的戴夫將這支曲子反復彈了兩三遍。

4. The bus is said to have over-turned and fallen into a ravine.: 據說巴士發生翻車，跌進了峽谷。