contraction of Middle English of feor (late 12c.), on ferr (c. 1300), from Old English feor "far" (see far); the a- (1) in compounds representing both of and on (which in this use meant the same thing). Spelled afer in 14c.
雙語例句
1. Seen from afar, its towering buildings beckon the visitor in.
從遠處看，它高聳的大樓召喚著拜訪者進去。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.
海內(nèi)存知己,天涯若比鄰.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Is it not delightful to have friends coming from afar?