afar

/əˈfɑː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈfɑːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈfär/ (ame, mw) · /ˈɑː.fɑːr/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑː.fɑːr/ (ame, ipa)

afar — adverb

1. coming from a place far away, or happening at a point that is far off

1.副詞C1
釋義

coming from a place far away, or happening at a point that is far off

例句

From afar, Lakshmi could see smoke above the hill.

fixed phrase: from afar

The lighthouse looked small from afar but huge up close.

contrast: from afar vs up close

同義詞
  • far away

    the everyday expression for the same basic idea

  • at a distance

    more neutral and often used in descriptive writing

反義詞
  • nearby

    describes something close to the speaker

文法句型

from afar

see/watch something from afar

用法筆記

Most often used in the phrase 'from afar' or after verbs of seeing and hearing. In everyday conversation, speakers usually choose 'far away' instead.

常見錯誤

❌We watched the fireworks afar.
✅We watched the fireworks from afar.
💡English usually uses the fixed phrase 'from afar', not 'afar' alone after the verb.
❌The town was afar from here.
✅The town was far from here.
💡'afar' is literary and normally appears in set patterns, not as the usual everyday complement after 'be'.

afar — noun

afar — adjective