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.
双语例句
1. Seen from afar, its towering buildings beckon the visitor in.
从远处看，它高耸的大楼召唤着拜访者进去。
来自柯林斯例句
2. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.
海内存知己,天涯若比邻.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Is it not delightful to have friends coming from afar?
