喜樂美語
  1. 1a/əˈfɔːrdəbəl/ · /əˈfɔːdəbəl/負擔得起的／實惠的

    Cheap enough that most people have enough money to pay for it.

    「affordable」是從動詞 afford（付得起）長出來的形容詞，說一個東西的價錢「多數人都付得起」。它不是說便宜到爛，而是「不會貴到讓你買不起」；跟 cheap 不同——cheap 常帶點廉價感，affordable 比較中性、正面，強調價格剛好在能力範圍內。

    示範例句 · Example

    These sneakers are affordable, so lots of students at my school buy them.

    中文翻譯這些球鞋很實惠，所以我學校很多學生都買。

    常見搭配

    • an affordable price

      實惠的價格

      a price most people can pay

      They sell handmade toys at an affordable price.

    • affordable housing

      一般人買得起的房子

      homes cheap enough for ordinary people

      The city is building more affordable housing.

    • affordable rent

      一般人付得起的租金

      rent that ordinary people can pay

      The government wants to provide homes at affordable rents.

core核心畫面

From the word’s history

afford + -able.

由 afford 加上 -able 組成。

Wiktionary

You can think of 'affordable' as 'cheap enough that you can afford it' — the price sits low enough that an ordinary person's wallet can reach it without pain. It is built from 'afford' (to have enough money for) plus '-able' (can be).

可以把 affordable 想成「便宜到你付得起」——價格壓得夠低，一般人的荷包不太吃力就搆得到。它是由 afford（有足夠的錢買）加上 -able（可以…的）組成的。

同家族的字

  • 名詞affordability
  • 動詞afford
  • 副詞affordably

more affordable most affordable

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

affordableadj/əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/

  • 1

    Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

    • an affordable vacation in the local area
    • The bill seeks to make IVF treatment more affordable by mandating coverage for fertility treatments under employer-sponsored insurance and certain public insurance plans.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。