another 是額外,又一,再一的意思.
another
/ əˈnʌðə(r); əˋnʌðɚ/ indef det
an additional (person or thing) 再加上一個的（人或事物）; 又一; 再一:
Would you like another cup of tea?你要再來一杯茶嗎?*
She's going to have another baby.她又快有孩子了.*
In another two weeks it'll be finished.
再過兩個星期就完了.
a different (person or thing) 不是同一個的（人或事物）; 另一:We can do it another time.我們可以下次再做.* She's got another boy-friend.她又有了一個男朋友.* That's quite another matter.那完全是另一回事.* This pen doesn't work can you give me another one?
這枝鋼筆不行--你能另給我一枝嗎?
a similar (person or thing) 類似的（人或事物）:Can he be another Einstein?他能成為另一個愛因斯坦嗎?
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another indef pron
1 an
additional person or thing 另一個人或事物:Can I have another?
我能再來一個嗎?* Not another!別再來一個!*
Suddenly the letters started arriving another of them came
today.突然信件都來了--今天又來了一封.
2 a different person or thing
不是同一個人或事物:I don't like this room let's ask for another.
我不喜歡這間屋子--咱們另要一間吧.
3 a similar person or thing 類似的人或事物:
Shakespeare is the greatest English writer will there ever
be such another?
莎士比亞是最偉大的英國文豪--還能有這樣的人物嗎?
解釋來自牛津高階英漢雙解詞典