• adv. 又，此外；再一次；再說；增加
• n. （英、保）阿蓋恩

來自古英語ongean. 詞根gegn, 朝后，相對。見gainsay, 否認。against, 對著的，相對的。again詞義發生變化，比較前綴re-, 向后，再。

again

again: [OE] The underlying etymological sense of again is ‘in a direct line with, facing’, hence ‘opposite’ and ‘in the opposite direction, back’ (its original meaning in Old English). It comes from a probable Germanic *gagin ‘straight’, which was the source of many compounds formed with on or in in various Germanic languages, such as Old Saxon angegin and Old Norse íg gegn.

The Old English form was ongēan, which would have produced ayen in modern English; however, Norse-influenced forms with a hard g had spread over the whole country from northern areas by the 16th century. The meaning ‘once more, anew’ did not develop until the late 14th century. From Old English times until the late 16th century a prefix-less form gain was used in forming compounds.

It carried a range of meanings, from ‘against’ to ‘in return’, but today survives only in gainsay. The notion of ‘opposition’ is carried through in against, which was formed in the 12th century from again and what was originally the genitive suffix -es, as in always and nowadays. The parasitic -t first appeared in the 14th century.

again (adv.)

late Old English agan, from earlier ongean "toward, opposite, against, in exchange for," from on "on" (see on) + -gegn "against, toward," compounded for a sense of "lined up facing, opposite," and "in the opposite direction, returning." For -gegn, compare Old Norse gegn "straight, direct;" Danish igen "against;" Old Frisian jen, Old High German gegin, German gegen "against, toward," entgegen "against, in opposition to."

In Old English, eft was the main word for "again" (see eftsoons), but this often was strengthened by ongean, which became the principal word by 13c. Norse influence is responsible for the hard -g-. Differentiated from against 16c. in southern writers, again becoming an adverb only, and against taking over as preposition and conjunction, but again clung to all senses in northern and Scottish dialect (where against was not adopted).

1. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

努力過，失敗過，沒關系，屢戰屢敗，屢敗屢戰，每一次失敗都比上一次更好。

來自金山詞霸 每日一句

2. The central heating's been turned off. I've turned it on again.

中央供暖系統已經關上。我又將它打開了。

來自柯林斯例句

3. "Ah, Captain Fox," Martin McGuinness said affably. "Nice to see you again."

“啊，福克斯上尉，”馬丁·麥吉尼斯親切地說，“很高興再次見到您。”

來自柯林斯例句

4. Northbridge is a cool, calculating and clever criminal who could strike again.

諾思布里奇是個頭腦冷靜、詭計多端、陰險狡詐的罪犯，他可能還會犯案。

來自柯林斯例句

5. I tried again to get ahold of my cousin Joan.

我再次嘗試聯系我的表妹瓊。

來自柯林斯例句