英汉词典

an 基本解释

• art. 一（在元音字母前）
• n. (An)人名；(中)晏(广东话·威妥玛)；(土、柬)安

an 中文词源

词源同one, inch, unit.

an 英文词源

an

an: [OE] The indefinite article in English is ultimately identical with the word one (as is the case, even more obviously, in other European languages – French un, German ein, and so on). The ancestor of both a(n) and one was ān, with a long vowel, but in the Old English period it was chiefly used for the numeral; where we would use a(n), the Anglo-Saxons tended not to use an article at all. Ān begins to emerge as the indefinite article in the middle of the 12th century, and it was not long before, in that relatively unemphatic linguistic environment, its vowel became weakened and shortened, giving an.

And at about the same time the distinction between an and a began to develop, although this was a slow process; until 1300 an was still often used before consonants, and right up to 1600 and beyond it was common before all words beginning with h, such as house.
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an

indefinite article before words beginning with vowels, 12c., from Old English an (with a long vowel) "one; lone," also used as a prefix an- "single, lone;" see one for the divergence of that word from this. Also see a, of which this is the older, fuller form.

In other European languages, identity between indefinite article and the word for "one" remains explicit (as in French un, German ein, etc.) Old English got by without indefinite articles: He was a good man in Old English was he wæs god man. Circa 15c., a and an commonly were written as one word with the following noun, which contributed to the confusion over how such words as newt and umpire ought to be divided (see N).

In Shakespeare, etc., an sometimes is a contraction of as if (a usage first attested c. 1300), especially before it.

an 英文释义

1. an associate degree in nursing

an 双语例句

1. Beauty is an attitude. It has nothing to do with age.

美是一种态度，与年龄无关。

来自金山词霸

2. Good luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.

好运就是当机会来临时，你早已做好了准备。

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3. Here's an inside tip: The faster you rise, the harder you fall.

给你一个小忠告：爬得越快，摔得越疼。

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4. I thought I'd enrol you with an art group at the school.

我想我会吸收你参加学校的一个艺术团。

来自柯林斯例句

5. An attempt by anti-abortionists to tighten the rules was defeated.

反堕胎者所作的加强法规的尝试失败了。

来自柯林斯例句

an 实用场景例句

Advice and correction roll off him like water off a duck's back.

劝导对他好象水过鸭背似的(不起作用).

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The driveway makes a hook around an old tree.

车道绕过一棵老树来了个急转弯.

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Television allows viewers to experience an event without any loss of immediacy.

电视让观众可以即时经历某一事件.

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They came to an accord that profits should be shared equally.

他们达成协议,收益由大家均分.

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Hearing that there was an emergency case, the doctor put down his chopsticks and left at once.

听说有急诊, 医生撂下筷子就走.

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Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.

黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标.

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An infected cut looks angry.

感染的伤口看起来发炎了.

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In the course of time , this kind of lantern has become an exclusive of the Shens.

后来, 这种灯笼成了沈家的绝活.

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He established an alibi to the charge of murder.

他证实在谋杀案发生时他不在场.

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A stranger who is kind is a relative; an unkind relative is a stranger.

善良的陌生人是亲戚, 冷漠的亲戚是陌生人.

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She flopped into an armchair.

她猛然坐到扶手椅上.

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Despite her scruffy clothes, there was an air of sophistication about her.

尽管她衣衫褴褛, 但神态老练世故.

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He is recognized internationally as an authority in this field.

国际上承认他是这方面的一个权威.

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After having spent wholemornings on the river, I always go home with an empey bag.

把每天上午的时间都花在河上之后, 我总是带着空包回家.

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He's denied having an affair with secretary but of course there's no smoke without fire.

他不承认他和他的秘书有染,但是无风不起浪啊.

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This was an act of extreme brutality.

这是一种极端野蛮的行为.

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Then an idea suggested itself to her.

这时她脑中浮现出一个想法.

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I think we can fit in an additional room.

我想我们可以再加建一间房子.

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He's an ardent supporter of the local football team.

他是本地足球队的热情支持者.

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An idea flashed into [ through ] his mind.

他脑子里闪过一个 念头.

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He has an austere manner.

他态度严肃.

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The candidate will take an oral examination.

那个应试者将参加口试.

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I've been chopping away for half an hour but the tree is still standing.

这树我砍了半小时,但还未把它砍倒.

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They swore an oath to carry out their duties faithfully.

他们宣誓忠实履行自己的职责.

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He maintained an attitude of high seriousness.

他保持了极为认真的态度.

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It's polite to yield up your seat on the bus to an old lady.

在公共汽车上给老太太让座是礼貌的.

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The football match came to an end, and the crowd soon cleared away from the ground.

足球赛结束了, 人群很快从球场散去.

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He dived his hand into his pocket in an attempt to find the key.

他把手伸到口袋里摸,试图找到那把钥匙.

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