oftentimes

英語

詞源

繼承自中古英語 oftentymes；等價於 oftentime +‎ -s。對照 oftentime。

發音

• (英國) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈɒf.ənˌtaɪmz/, /ˈɒf.tənˌtaɪmz/
• (美國) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/, /ˈɔf.tənˌtaɪmz/
  • (cot–caught 合併) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈɑf.ənˌtaɪmz/, /ˈɑf.tənˌtaɪmz/

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副詞

oftentimes (不可比)

1. (主要用於美國，在其他地方古舊) 通常，時常，往往
   • 1804, Robert Wissett, On the Cultivation and Preparation of Hemp:

     But because this is oftentimes dangerous, and much hurt hath been received thereby through casualty of fire, I advise the sticking four stakes into the earth, at least five feet above the ground […]

     但由於這樣做常常很危險，而且火災造成的傷亡也很大，我建議在離地面至少五英尺的地方插上四根木樁 […]

   • 1967, Ann Helen Stroup, An Investigation of the Dress of American Children from 1930 Through 1941 with Emphasis on Factors Influencing Change，頁號 195:

     Pique and linen also accented several coats and oftentimes were both detachable and formed an overcollar covering a collar made from the coat fabric.

     凸紋布和亞麻布也是多款外套的特色，而且通常都是可拆卸的，並形成一個外領，覆蓋由外套面料製成的衣領。

   • 2023年1月10日, Whitney Eulich, America Armenta, “Mexico arrests son of ‘El Chapo’: Why don’t citizens feel safer?”, 出自 The Christian Science Monitor:

     Over the past decade, the very nature of organized crime has changed, with many groups diversifying their income beyond drug trafficking, and large cartels splintering into smaller, oftentimes more nimble groups.

     在過去十年中，有組織犯罪的本質發生了變化，許多犯罪集團的收入來源除了販毒外還變得多元化，大型犯罪集團分裂成規模較小、往往更靈活的團體。

近義詞

• oftentime
• ofttimes
• oftwhiles
• 參見Thesaurus:often

參考資料

• “oftentimes, adv.” in the Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, March 2004)