ever
翻译
曾经, 任何时候, 究竟, 总是
例句
Have you ever been to London?
你曾去过伦敦吗？
It's the best film I've ever seen.
这是我看过的最好的电影。
He is ever so clever.
他非常聪明。
They lived happily ever after.
他们从此幸福地生活在一起。
语法模式
in questions to mean 'at any time' 曾经 Have you ever been to Spain?
with superlatives to mean 'of all time' 有史以来 This is the best book I've ever read.
in the phrase 'happily ever after' to mean 'forever' 从此以后永远 They lived happily ever after.
in the phrase 'ever so' to mean 'very' 非常 She was ever so pleased to see him.
近义词
Synonyms: at any time, always; Antonyms: never
词源
源自古英语“æfre”，意为“总是，任何时候”。
记忆技巧
可以把它想象成涵盖了时间的“每一个”瞬间。“Have you ever...?”询问的是直到现在为止的任何一个时刻。“Happily ever after”意为未来的每一个时刻。