often

often

英 ['ɒf(tə)n]
　　美 ['ɔf(tə)n]

adv. 常常，時常

中文詞源：

often 經常

來自古英語oft,經常，頻繁，來自Proto-Germanic*ufta,頻繁地。

例句：

1. Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.
美國早期的風向標大多截自平直的木板。

2. Students often travel hundreds of miles to get here.
學生常常趕數百英裡的路來到這裡。

3. If a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often.
嬰兒要是渴瞭，就會吃得更頻繁。

4. All too often they become enmeshed in deadening routines.
他們時常陷入枯燥的日常事務之中。

5. The manifesto is long-winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted.
這份聲明冗長繁復，多處存在歧義或行文拙劣。