next: [OE] Etymologically, something that is next is ‘nearest’. The word comes, like its Germanic relatives, German n?chste, Dutch naaste, Swedish n?st, and Danish n?st, from a prehistoric ancestor formed from *nēkh- ‘near’ (from which English nigh is descended) and the superlative suffix *-istaz. A parallel comparative formation has given English near. => near, nigh
next (adj.)
Old English niehsta, nyhsta (West Saxon), nesta (Anglian) "nearest, closest," superlative of neah (West Saxon), neh (Anglian) "nigh;" from Proto-Germanic *nekh- "near" + superlative suffix *-istaz. Cognate with Old Norse n?str, Dutch naast "next," Old High German nahisto "neighbor," German n?chst "next." Adverbial and prepositional use from c. 1200. Phrase the next person "a typical person" is from 1857.
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1. I would prefer him to be with us next season.
我更希望他下一個賽季和我們在一起。
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2. The three parties will meet next month to work out remaining differences.
三方將在下個月會面，以解決余下的分歧。
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3. China enters a new five-year plan period next year.
中國明年開始進入新一個五年計劃期。
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4. He will soon be back in training for next year's National.
他將很快回來為明年的全國聯賽進行特訓。
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5. I'm going to write him in on my ballot next year.