牛津词汇辨析：farther & further

Farther和further都表示空间距离上较远的/更远的，区别究竟在何处?一起看看吧。

Is there any difference between further and farther in the following two sentences?

下面两个句子中farther和further有什么区别吗?

She moved further down the train.

She moved farther down the train.

这两个词的根源都是一样的，正如上面的句子，这两个词的意思都是“去往更远的地方”，都是正确的。

Further is a much more common word, though, and is additionally used in various abstract andmetaphorical contexts, for example referring to time, in which farther is unusual, e.g.:

然而 ，Further这个词更为常见，可以用于各种抽象或者比喻的表达中，farther则不常见，如指时间上的进一步,比如：

without further delay

没有进一步的耽搁

Have you anything further to say?

你还有其他想说的吗?

We intend to stay a further two weeks.

我们打算再多呆两个星期。

Farthest 和 furthest也是同样的区别，比如：

the farthest point from the sun

离太阳最远的一点

The first team has gone furthest in analysis.

在分析中第一个团队走了最远。