often: [14] Oft was the Old English word for ‘often’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic adverb of unknown origin, which also produced German oft, Swedish ofta, and Danish ofte. In early Middle English it was extended to ofte. This developed a form often before vowels and h, which by the 16th century had begun to oust oft(e).
often (adv.)
c. 1300, extended form of oft, originally before vowels and h-, probably by influence of Middle English selden "seldom." In common use from 16c., replacing oft.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.
美國(guó)早期的風(fēng)向標(biāo)大多截自平直的木板。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Students often travel hundreds of miles to get here.
學(xué)生常常趕數(shù)百英里的路來(lái)到這里。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. If a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often.
嬰兒要是渴了，就會(huì)吃得更頻繁。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. All too often they become enmeshed in deadening routines.
他們時(shí)常陷入枯燥的日常事務(wù)之中。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. The manifesto is long-winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted.