affairs
US /əˈferz/
UK /əˈfeəz/
複數名詞
1.
事務, 事宜
matters of public interest and importance
範例:
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The newspaper covers current affairs.
報紙報導時事。
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He is an expert in foreign affairs.
他是外交事務專家。
2.
個人事務, 私事
personal business or concerns
範例:
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I need to attend to some personal affairs.
我需要處理一些個人事務。
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Mind your own affairs.
管好你自己的事。
3.
婚外情, 風流韻事
a secret sexual relationship between two people, one or both of whom are married to someone else
範例:
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He was having an affair with his secretary.
他與他的秘書有染。
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The scandal involved several high-profile affairs.
這起醜聞涉及多起引人注目的婚外情。