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单词 usual
释义 usu·al
I. \ˈyüzh(ə)wəl, -zhəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French usuel, from Late Latin usualis that is for use, usual, from Latin usus use, custom + -alis -al
1. : such as accords with usage, custom, or habit : of the character or amount in common use : prevalent, accustomed
 < it is usual to give way to the vehicle on one's right — Richard Joseph >
 < charged only half his usual fee in view of their poverty >
2. : commonly or ordinarily employed
 < tried a short cut instead of following the usual route >
 < sent someone strange instead of the usual substitute >
3. : such as occurs in ordinary practice or in the ordinary course of events : ordinary, common
 < the characters were better drawn than is usual in romantic drama — A.H.Quinn >
 < all the facilities usual to a military base — American Guide Series: Nevada >
Synonyms:
 customary, habitual, wonted, accustomed: usual describes that which happens frequently in the normal course of events and lacks any element of strangeness
  < it is with the domestic artist as with artists at large — painters, architects, and others — the usual error lies in excess prompted by undue desire for admiration — Herbert Spencer >
  < it is usual, when visiting a new mother for the first time, to take a little present for the baby — Agnes M. Miall >
  customary describes what characteristically accords with the practices or usages of a particular individual or community
  < no idea how men behave when their customary way of life is disrupted and their familiar habits are disordered — Walter Lippmann >
  < settle down to his customary occupations or amusements — W.M.Thackeray >
  < the customary arts of the pleader, the appeal to the sympathies of the public, the introduction into court of weeping wife and children — G.L.Dickinson >
  habitual applies to what is settled by long repetition into a habit, followed or conformed to without thoughtful intent
  < the appearance of self-possession or poise that comes from an habitual attention to what is graceful and becoming — D.C.Hodges >
  < then I stop ashamed, for I am talking habitual thoughts, and not adapting them to her ear, forgetting beauty in the pursuit of truth — W.B.Yeats >
  wonted may apply to that favored, sought, or purposefully cultivated
  < his nerve steadied itself back into its wonted control — C.G.D.Roberts >
  < threw himself with his wonted zest into appreciating the thoughts and feelings of his artistic friends — R.F.Harrod >
  accustomed may refer to that long practiced, now habitual or customary, and noticed, looked for, or expected by others
  < will be long before I recover my accustomed cheerfulness — W.S.Gilbert >
  < pausing to fling out an arm with some familiar accustomed gesture in a House of Commons — A.T.Quiller-Couch >

- as usual
II. noun
(-s)
: something usual
 < old tabbies would begin asking questions of me, like what my name was, where was my folks, and the usual — Helen Eustis >
 < a reserve of available funds in case their customers should happen to require more than their usual — J.A.Todd >
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