ever

A1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #191 ★★★★★

adv. 曾经, 究竟, 永远

发音

UK /ˈɛvə/
US /ˈɛvɚ/

别名

euer e'er ev'r eva evah eva' evuh iver ivver eber evere

教材释义与例句

副词

永远；曾经；究竟

for all time

Nothing lasts for ever.

没有什么是永恒的。

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.

    医学
adv. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Always, frequently, forever.

    总是

    古体 正式

    It was ever thus.

  2. 2.

    Continuously, constantly, all the time (for the complete duration).

    People struggled to cope with the ever-increasing cost of living.

  3. 3.

    At any time.

    曾经

    We've only ever talked on the phone.

    I scarcely ever see you anymore!.

    If that ever happens, we’re in deep trouble.

    This is one of the best movies ever.

    He's back and better than ever.

    I’ll stop your ever doing that again.

  4. 4.

    As intensifier following an interrogative word.

    非正式

    Was I ever glad to see you!

    Did I ever!

  5. 5.

    Indicates experiential aspect, once; has or have (done something) before.

    新加坡
det.
  1. 1.

    Shortening of every

    方言 非正式

词汇关系

副词

同义词 3

always e'er ever so

反义词 1

never

相关短语

forever and ever 永远,永久 ever so 非常 ever smoker ever since 从那时到现在 ever smokers ever and anon 不时地 ever and ever ever after 自从 ever and again 时而, 不时地 ever-smoker ever-watchful for ever more for ever and ever 永远 happily ever after

词源

From Middle English ever, from Old English ǣfre, originally a phrase whose first element undoubtedly consists of Old English ā (“ever, always”) + in (“in”) + an element possibly from feorh (“life, existence”) (dative fēore). Compare Old English ā tō fēore (“ever in life”), Old English feorhlīf (“life”). Sense 5 of the adverb was likely formed by association with never, which also carries the meaning of did not in colloquial Singaporean and Malaysian English. Also, compare Chinese 有 … 過 /有 … 过 (yǒu ... guò / jau⁵ ... gwo³, “has […] before”).

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