- 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
- 双语例句 更多例句
Some people are often reproached for unpunctuality when their only fault is cutting things fine.
有的人因不准时而受到指责,这时他们唯一的过失就是把时间抠得太紧了.
《用法词典》
Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise...
然而，他们发现自己往往不是被赞扬而是遭刁难。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
All too often doctors are too busy to explain the treatment to their patients.
有太多时候,医生忙得没时间对病人解释治疗方法。
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards...
美国早期的风向标大多截自平直的木板。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Although sometimes I feel like bothering, as often as not I don't...
虽然我有时会觉得这是在找麻烦，但是通常并不会这样。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
表面上道貌岸然的人或有声望的家庭,却有着骇人听闻,多年不让人知道的秘密,这样的事情我们经常在小说里读到.
《用法词典》
An inspector comes round every so often to check the safety equipment.
偶尔有检查员来检查安全设备。
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
- 相关词组
- how often多长时间一次;
- every so often有时，偶尔;
- all too often时常;常常;一而再;再而三地;
- as often as not往往，多半;
- more often than not往往，多半;
- Good fortune is often followed by calamity福过灾生
- How often do you exercise你多久锻炼一次；你多久运动一次
- often take freakish forms白云苍狗;
- quite often很频繁;
- as is often the case这是常有的事;
- often heard and well remembered耳熟能详;
- He often comes to grief by his open frankness直言贾祸
- not often不大；大;
- Friends are often made after a fight不打不成相识
- more oftenadj.常常( often的比较级 );经常;时常;在大多数情况下;
- It is often seen屡见不鲜
- A proud person often fails in his undertaking骄者必败
- change one's mind often举棋不定;
- often and often屡次三番,经常
- as often as每次， 每当;
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