ever
翻譯
曾經, 任何時候, 究竟, 總是
例句
Have you ever been to London?
你曾去過倫敦嗎？
It's the best film I've ever seen.
這是我看過最好的電影。
He is ever so clever.
他非常聰明。
They lived happily ever after.
他們從此幸福地生活在一起。
文法模式
in questions to mean 'at any time' 曾經 Have you ever been to Spain?
with superlatives to mean 'of all time' 有史以來 This is the best book I've ever read.
in the phrase 'happily ever after' to mean 'forever' 從此以後永遠 They lived happily ever after.
in the phrase 'ever so' to mean 'very' 非常 She was ever so pleased to see him.
近義詞
Synonyms: at any time, always; Antonyms: never
詞源
源自古英語「æfre」，意為「總是，任何時候」。
記憶技巧
可以把它想像成涵蓋了時間的「每一個」瞬間。「Have you ever...?」詢問的是直到現在為止的任何一個時刻。「Happily ever after」意為未來的每一個時刻。