| 单词 | regularly |
| 释义 | regularly (once / 316 pages) adv When you do something regularly, you do it on a repeated, frequent basis. If you visit your grandfather every Thursday afternoon, you can say you see him regularly. The adverb regularly is most often used to mean "routinely," but it can also mean "without variety or in the same way." So you might say, "The houses in my neighborhood are regularly spaced along the blocks." The earliest meaning, dating from the 1560s, was "in accordance with rules," from the Latin root regula, "rule." WORD FAMILYregular: irregular, regularise, regularity, regularize, regularly, regulars+/irregular: irregularity, irregularly, irregulars/irregularity: irregularities/regularise: regularisation, regularised, regularising/regularity: regularities, unregularity/regularize: regularization, regularized, regularizes, regularizing USAGE EXAMPLESFriends of mine throughout the country regularly remind me that there is something unique about Seahawks fans. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Paid events are regularly organized in Poland for foreigners who want to hunt deer, wild boar, hares or other small wild animals. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Deadlines are regularly set, and flaws are relentlessly investigated. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adv in a regular manner letters arrived regularly from his children Syn|Ant on a regular basis irregularly, on an irregular basis in an irregular manner 2adv in a regular way without variation Ant irregularly in an irregular manner 3adv having a regular form regularly shaped objects Ant irregularly having an irregular form |
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