affordtodoafford本身不就是及物了吗?为什么还要加to呢?

Question

afford to do
afford 本身不就是及物了吗?为什么还要加to呢?

Answer 1

afford to do sth 意思是“有足够的钱/时间去做某事”.
当然也可以直接说成：afford sth.
afford to do sth中,afford还是及物动词,不定式to do sth做其宾语.
如：I can't afford to buy this car.
= I can't afford this car.
我没有足够的钱来买这辆小汽车.