often

[ˈɒfn]
  • 基础释义
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  • adv.

    常常;经常;时常;再三;

  • often
  • 更新时间:2024-09-20 23:05:02
    • 词义辨析
    • often, always, sometimes, usually
    • 这四个词意思相近。它们的区别是:
      1.表示的频率不同。例如:
      He comes to school on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday and even on Sunday.我们可说:He always goes to school.always表示的频率是100%。
      He comes to school on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday and Friday.我们可说:He usually goes to school.usually表示的频率是90%。
      He comes to school on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday.我们可说:He often goes to school.often表示的频率是60%。
      He comes to school on Monday and Thursday.我们可以说He sometimes goes to school.sometimes表示的频率是20%。
      2.always的反义词是never; often的反义词是seldom; usually的反义词是occasionally, sometimes的反义词是always。
    • often, frequently
    • 这两个词都可表示“经常”。它们的区别是:
      often是常用词,强调的是经常性,具体时间意味不强; frequently比较正式,强调在某一具体时间内某事一次接一次地发生。试比较:
      He comes here very often.
      他经常来这儿。
      He comes here very frequently.
      他来这儿很频繁。
    • always,often,usually,frequently,repeatedly,regularly
    • 这些副词均表示频度。
      always总是,永远。语气最强,指在一切时候,没有例外。
      often经常,语气弱于always,侧重动作发生的次数具有经常性,具体时间意味不强。
      usually通常,通例地,指习惯性动作,频度仅次于always,较often大,偶尔有间隔。
      frequently时常,经常,与often同义,可通用,但较正式,强调次数频繁。
      repeatedly屡次,强调次数多,但反复的频率不一定均匀。
      regularly用于修饰经常而有规律性的动作。
    • 速记技巧

      词源词根法

      来自古英语oft,经常,频繁,来自Proto-Germanic*ufta,频繁地。

    • 知识拓展

      重要短语

      often as尽管…常常

      as often as每当

      more often经常(更多频率)

      more often than not通常;多半

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