记忆方法
将“often”与“of ten”结合记忆，想象“of”和“ten”两个部分分别代表“常”和“十”，这样就能形象地记住这个单词表示的是频率较高的“常常”或“经常”。
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中文词源
often 经常
来自古英语oft,经常，频繁，来自Proto-Germanic*ufta,频繁地。
英语词源
- often
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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.
权威例句
- 1. 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。
- 2. Students often travel hundreds of miles to get here.
- 学生常常赶数百英里的路来到这里。
- 3. If a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often.
- 婴儿要是渴了，就会吃得更频繁。
- 4. All too often they become enmeshed in deadening routines.
- 他们时常陷入枯燥的日常事务之中。
- 5. The manifesto is long-winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted.
- 这份声明冗长繁复，多处存在歧义或行文拙劣。
词语辨析
【regularly, often, usually, repeatedly, always, frequently】
这些副词均表示频度。
regularly: 用于修饰经常而有规律性的动作。
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。
repeatedly: 屡次，强调次数多，但反复的频率不一定均匀。
always: 总是，永远。语气最强，指在一切时候，没有例外。
frequently: 时常，经常，与often同义，可通用，但较正式，强调次数频繁。
这些副词均表示频度。
regularly: 用于修饰经常而有规律性的动作。
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。
repeatedly: 屡次，强调次数多，但反复的频率不一定均匀。
always: 总是，永远。语气最强，指在一切时候，没有例外。
frequently: 时常，经常，与often同义，可通用，但较正式，强调次数频繁。