常用用法adv. (副詞)always是含有肯定意義的程度副詞,其基本意思是指某個(gè)行為發(fā)生頻率的百分之百或某種狀態(tài)存在的自始至終。 always作“總是,永遠(yuǎn),始終”解時(shí)只與一般時(shí)連用,不與進(jìn)行時(shí)連用。用于進(jìn)行時(shí)或口語中表示再三的、多次的重復(fù)行為,常指令人不快或討人嫌的事情,不表示某時(shí)刻正在發(fā)生的動(dòng)作。always有時(shí)可用于現(xiàn)在完成時(shí),常譯為“一直〔向〕”“早已”。always有時(shí)還與can, could連用表示“無論如何”“實(shí)在不行的話”“當(dāng)然,肯定”等。always用在口語中還有“厭煩”“氣憤”“不滿”“責(zé)備”“驚奇”“贊許”等意思。 always在句中的位置比較固定,即總是在實(shí)義動(dòng)詞之前,動(dòng)詞be、助動(dòng)詞或情態(tài)動(dòng)詞之后。但在強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí), always也可放在動(dòng)詞be、助動(dòng)詞或情態(tài)動(dòng)詞之前(這時(shí)動(dòng)詞be、助動(dòng)詞或情態(tài)動(dòng)詞要重讀)。有時(shí)為表達(dá)感情, always也可放在句首或句末(這時(shí)always要重讀),在祈使句中, always可置于句首。 always不能修飾not,但可被not修飾,即不說always not,只說not always表示部分否定。但always可修飾由表示否定意義的前后綴構(gòu)成的形容詞,意為“總是不”。 always不可用very或how修飾,因?yàn)槠浔硎镜念l率已經(jīng)是100%,故不必再強(qiáng)調(diào)或詢問。 always可用almost或nearly修飾,但不可用hardly修飾。 always不用于比較等級。 always指“每次,無例外的”,Rain and storm always comes with typhoon. always指得是百分百,如果十次中有八九次一樣,不能說always,只能說almost always。在進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)中,always指“時(shí)常,往往”。always還常有“令人不耐煩”的含義。He is always asking questions. 他常提問。You are always finding fault with me. 你老找我茬,真煩。always在不定時(shí)態(tài)和進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)的句子中,含不同意思。She always dreams of him. 兩句都指“她老夢到他”,但前者是她未必時(shí)常夢到他,而后者是她時(shí)常夢到她。表示反義“常常不”的時(shí)候,不能說always not,而是用never。She never laughs.(NOT She always does not laugh.)always不可以與whenever等已經(jīng)表示“任何的,任一一次的”詞連用。Whenever he meets me he always speaks of his father. 句中,whenever已表示任何時(shí)候,就不需再加always去強(qiáng)調(diào)每次,刪掉always或者改whenever成when。He always is here!指“他的確常在這(不要認(rèn)為他不在這)”,強(qiáng)調(diào)is,需重讀,注意句末習(xí)慣用感嘆號。 返回 always詞語辨析adv. (副詞)always, all waysalways是由all ways演變而來的,它們形、音相近,但含義不同。前者是副詞,后者是由兩個(gè)詞組成的名詞性短語,表示“(盡可能用)各種方法”,含有未達(dá)到預(yù)想結(jié)果的意味。例如:He boasts that he can do it all ways.他吹噓自己能用各種方法做這件事。We have tried all ways to get the information, but without success.我們想盡一切辦法去弄清情況,但沒有成功。All ways to cure him have been tried.為了搶救他,所有辦法都試過了。The carpenter tried all ways of fixing the shelf to the wall, but always without success.木匠千方百計(jì)想把這個(gè)架子固定在墻上,可總不成功。He always teaches his students in all ways.他總是用各種方法教學(xué)生。always, often, usually, sometimes這四個(gè)詞意思相近。其區(qū)別是:1.表示的頻率不同。例如:He comes to school on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday and even on Sunday.我們可說:He always goes to school.always表示的頻率是100%。He comes to school on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday and Friday.我們可說:He usually goes to school.usually表示的頻率是90%。He comes to school on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday.我們可說:He often goes to school.often表示的頻率是60%。He comes to school on Monday and Thursday.我們可以說He sometimes goes to school.sometimes表示的頻率是20%。2.always的反義詞是never; often的反義詞是seldom; usually的反義詞是occasionally, sometimes的反義詞是always。always,often,usually,frequently,repeatedly,regularly這些副詞均表示頻度。always總是,永遠(yuǎn)。語氣最強(qiáng),指在一切時(shí)候,沒有例外。often經(jīng)常,語氣弱于always,側(cè)重動(dòng)作發(fā)生的次數(shù)具有經(jīng)常性,具體時(shí)間意味不強(qiáng)。usually通常,通例地,指習(xí)慣性動(dòng)作,頻度僅次于always,較often大,偶爾有間隔。frequently時(shí)常,經(jīng)常,與often同義,可通用,但較正式,強(qiáng)調(diào)次數(shù)頻繁。repeatedly屢次,強(qiáng)調(diào)次數(shù)多,但反復(fù)的頻率不一定均勻。regularly用于修飾經(jīng)常而有規(guī)律性的動(dòng)作。 返回 always