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。