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afresh

UK //əˈfreʃ//US //əˈfreʃ//

词源

源自中古英语 a-fresche(a- 'on' + fresche 'fresh'),受古法语 afresche 影响,最终可追溯至日耳曼语词根。

adverb

❶ 以新的方式重新开始,强调从零开始或采取不同的方法,常用于描述重新尝试某事或改变做法。

“After the failure, they decided to start afresh with a new strategy.”

(失败后,他们决定用新策略重新开始。)

“She wiped the whiteboard clean to begin the lesson afresh.”

(她擦干净白板,准备重新开始上课。)

同义词:anew, again, newly, from scratch, once more

常见短语

start afresh — 彻底重新开始,常用于放弃旧有方式或环境后开启新阶段。

“After moving to Canada, he started afresh as a freelance designer.”

(移居加拿大后,他以自由设计师的身份重新开始。)