afford學測 L3KK [əˈfɔrd] ｜ /əˈfɔrd/
負擔得起；買得起·提供；給予
三版課本都收錄的常考動詞
After buying new shoes, Mary could not afford a movie ticket that weekend.
買了新鞋後，瑪麗那個週末負擔不起電影票錢。
一個畫面：有餘裕能掏出
口袋有餘錢或時間還有剩，足夠應付
掏得出來因為夠用，願意拿出來
分給別人把多的部分讓給需要的人
義項
掏錢購買B2verb負擔得起；買得起
My brother can't afford a new phone until he saves more money.
我弟弟存到更多錢之前，買不起新手機。
can't affordafford to buy
眺望美景B2verb提供；給予
The tall window affords a clear view of the night sky.
那扇高窗能讓人清楚眺望夜空。
afford a viewafford an opportunity
片語
can't afford荷包見底 →沒錢，負擔不起
can afford手頭寬裕 →有能力負擔得起
afford to lose輸得起 →承受得起損失
afford the time撥得出時間 →有多餘時間可用
你會不會這樣說？
afford 通常會搭配哪兩個字使用？(A) can / could (B) is / are (C) do / does
看答案
(A)
afford 幾乎只跟在 can、could 後面出現，很少用一般現在式肯定句。
The tall window ___ a clear view of the night sky. (affords / afford)
看答案
affords
主詞 window 是第三人稱單數，動詞需加 s，故用 affords。
字族
affordable 負擔得起的；平價的・affordability 可負擔性；負擔能力