often
英 ['?f(t?)n]
美['?f(t?)n]
- adv. 常常，時(shí)常
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詞態(tài)變化
比較級(jí):?more often;最高級(jí):?most often;
中文詞源
often 經(jīng)常
來自古英語oft,經(jīng)常，頻繁，來自Proto-Germanic*ufta,頻繁地。
英文詞源
- often
- often: [14] Oft was the Old English word for ‘often’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic adverb of unknown origin, which also produced German oft, Swedish ofta, and Danish ofte. In early Middle English it was extended to ofte. This developed a form often before vowels and h, which by the 16th century had begun to oust oft(e).
- often (adv.)
- c. 1300, extended form of oft, originally before vowels and h-, probably by influence of Middle English selden "seldom." In common use from 16c., replacing oft.
雙語例句
- 1. Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.
- 美國早期的風(fēng)向標(biāo)大多截自平直的木板。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Students often travel hundreds of miles to get here.
- 學(xué)生常常趕數(shù)百英里的路來到這里。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. If a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often.
- 嬰兒要是渴了，就會(huì)吃得更頻繁。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. All too often they become enmeshed in deadening routines.
- 他們時(shí)常陷入枯燥的日常事務(wù)之中。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The manifesto is long-winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted.
- 這份聲明冗長繁復(fù)，多處存在歧義或行文拙劣。
來自柯林斯例句