[5C:lwEz, 5C:lweiz]
adv.
總是, 永遠, 始終
always
[5C:lweIz]
adv.
總是
He always comes late
他總是遲到。
永遠
I shall always remember my first day at school.
我將永遠記住我上學的第壹天。
always
al-=all全,都;way方式,方法;道路
always,ever這兩個詞的含義比較接近。
always的含義是“在任何時候”,即“時時”或“總是”(at all times, all the time)
After having spent wholemornings on the river, I always go home with an empey bag.
把每天上午的時間都花在河上之後,我總是帶著空包回家。
However, this does not always happen.
然而,這種情況並不總是發生。
ever的含義是“不管在什麽時候”(at any time).ever多出現於疑問句和條件句。在現在完成時的句子中,其含義是“到現在為止的任何時候”。
I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Herbert was still as fat as ever.
我按了門鈴,看到赫伯特和以往壹樣胖,並不感到吃驚。
註:ever在下面各語中仍是at any time的意思:ever since(自……以來的任何時候),ever-lasting(持續到任何時候),forever或for ever(直到任何時候,永遠)。
always
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