often の英語での意味
oftenoften /ˈɒfən, ˈɒftən $ ˈɒːf-/ adverb
すべての翻訳を見る1if something happens often, it happens regularly or many times何かが頻繁に起こる、定期的または何度も起こること SYN frequently:
She often works at the weekend.彼女はよく週末に働く。
If you wash your hair too often, it can get too dry.髪を頻繁に洗いすぎると、乾燥しすぎることがある。
How often do you see your parents?どのくらいの頻度でご両親に会いますか。quite/very often
I quite often go to Paris on business.私はかなり頻繁に仕事でパリに行く。
Robin is a difficult child; you’ve said so yourself often enough (=a lot of times).ロビンは手のかかる子だ。君自身も何度もそう言ってきたじゃないか(=何度も)。it is not often (that)
It’s not often that a government minister will admit to being wrong.政府の大臣が間違いを認めることはめったにない。2if something happens often, it happens in many situations or cases何かが多くの場合に、多くの状況で起こること:
It’s often difficult to translate poetry.詩を翻訳するのは難しいことが多い。very/quite often
Very often children who behave badly at school have problems at home.学校で問題行動を起こす子どもは、家庭に問題を抱えていることがよくある。3all too often (also only too often) used to say that something sad, disappointing, or annoying happens too much悲しい、残念な、または腹立たしいことが起こりすぎると言うのに使う:
All too often doctors are too busy to explain the treatment to their patients.医師はあまりに忙しく、患者に治療内容を説明できないことがあまりにも多い。
This type of accident happens only too often.この種の事故はあまりにも頻繁に起こる。4every so often sometimesときどき:
An inspector comes round every so often to check the safety equipment.検査員がときどき安全設備を点検しに来る。5as often as not (also more often than not) spoken話し言葉 usuallyたいてい:
More often than not the train is late.たいていその電車は遅れる。GRAMMAR: Word order文法:語順• Often usually comes before a verb:· I often go to bed late.• often は通常、動詞の前に来る:· I often go to bed late.(私はよく夜更かしをする。)• Often usually comes after the verb ‘be’:· She is often late.• often は通常、be 動詞の後に来る:· She is often late.(彼女はよく遅刻する。)• Often usually comes after an auxiliary verb such as ‘do’ or ‘have’: · I have often wondered what happened to him.• often は通常、do や have などの助動詞の後に来る:· I have often wondered what happened to him.(彼に何があったのかとよく考えてきた。)• Often is used at the beginning of a sentence, especially when something seems surprising: · Often I don’t go to bed until 2 a.m.• often は、特に意外に思えることを言うとき、文頭にも使われる:· Often I don’t go to bed until 2 a.m.(私はよく午前2時まで寝ない。)• Often is also used at the end of a sentence: · Do you go to bed late often?Grammar guide ‒ ADVERBS• often は文末にも使われる:· Do you go to bed late often?(よく夜更かしをしますか。)文法ガイド — 副詞THESAURUS類義語often used when saying that something happens many times何かが何度も起こると言うのに使う: · Gary was often bad-tempered in the morning.· ゲイリーは朝はよく機嫌が悪かった。· We often meet up for a drink after work.· 私たちは仕事の後によく一杯飲みに集まる。a lot informalインフォーマル oftenよく、しばしば: · I think she likes him – she talks about him a lot.· 彼女は彼が好きだと思う。よく彼の話をするから。· His wife goes abroad on business a lot.· 彼の妻は仕事でよく海外に行く。frequently especially written特に書き言葉で often – used especially in writing or more formal Englishoften — 特に書き言葉やより改まった英語で使われる: · Passengers complain that trains are frequently late.· 乗客は電車が頻繁に遅れると不満を訴えている。· Older patients frequently forget to take their medicine.· 高齢の患者は薬を飲むのを頻繁に忘れる。regularly often, especially at regular intervals頻繁に、特に一定の間隔で: · Buses run regularly every ten minutes.· バスは10分おきに規則正しく運行している。again and again used to emphasize that someone does something many times, or the same thing happens many times誰かが何度も何かをする、または同じことが何度も起こることを強調するのに使う: · She told herself again and again that everything would be all right.· 彼女はすべてうまくいくと何度も自分に言い聞かせた。· Gunfire rang out across the city again and again.· 銃声が街中に何度も何度も響き渡った。repeatedly especially written特に書き言葉で used to emphasize that someone does something many times誰かが何度も何かをすることを強調するのに使う: · His doctor had repeatedly warned him not to work so hard.· 彼の医者は無理をして働かないよう何度も警告していた。constantly/continually often over a long period of time – used especially about something that is annoying or causes problems長期間にわたって頻繁に — 特に腹立たしいことや問題を引き起こすことについて使う: · They seem to be continually arguing.· 彼らは絶えず口論しているようだ。· It’s hard to keep up with technology when it’s constantly changing.· 技術は絶えず変化するので、ついていくのは難しい。time and time again many times – used when this is annoying or does not have any effect何度も — 腹立たしい場合や何の効果もない場合に使う: · He forgets his keys time and time again.· 彼は何度も何度も鍵を忘れる。· I tell students time and time again to keep careful notes.· 私は学生たちに、丁寧にメモを取るよう何度も言っている。to often happen or do somethingよく起こる、またはよく何かをするtend to do something to often do a particular thing and be likely to do it特定のことをよくし、そうする傾向がある: · Dave tends to arrive late so don’t worry.· デイブは遅れて来がちなので、心配しないで。· Girls tend to be better at languages than boys.· 女子は男子より語学が得意な傾向がある。have a tendency to do something to often do something, especially something that is not good, and be more likely to do it than other people or things特に良くないことを頻繁にし、他の人や物よりそうする傾向が強い: · Some people have a tendency to put on weight.· 太りやすい人もいる。· This type of cloth has a tendency to shrink.· この種の布は縮みやすい。be inclined to do something to do something fairly often or be fairly likely to do it, especially because this is part of your character特に性格の一部であるために、何かをかなり頻繁にする、またはそうしがちである: · Teenage boys are inclined to take risks.· 十代の男子は危険を冒しがちだ。· She was inclined to giggle in class.· 彼女は授業中によくくすくす笑いがちだった。have a habit of doing something used when saying that something has happened many times before and is likely to happen again何かが以前に何度も起こり、また起こりそうだと言うのに使う: · Ben had a habit of coming home drunk.· ベンは酔っぱらって帰宅するのが常だった。· Life has a habit of surprising people.· 人生は人を驚かせるのが常だ。be prone to something to be more likely to have problems問題が起こりやすい: · Some older computer systems were prone to go wrong.· 古いコンピューターシステムには不具合が起こりやすいものもあった。· The fitter you are, the less you are prone to injury.· 体が鍛えられているほど、けがをしにくくなる。· plants that are prone to disease· 病気にかかりやすい植物
すべての翻訳を見る1if something happens often, it happens regularly or many times何かが頻繁に起こる、定期的または何度も起こること SYN frequently:
She often works at the weekend.彼女はよく週末に働く。
If you wash your hair too often, it can get too dry.髪を頻繁に洗いすぎると、乾燥しすぎることがある。
How often do you see your parents?どのくらいの頻度でご両親に会いますか。quite/very often
I quite often go to Paris on business.私はかなり頻繁に仕事でパリに行く。
Robin is a difficult child; you’ve said so yourself often enough (=a lot of times).ロビンは手のかかる子だ。君自身も何度もそう言ってきたじゃないか(=何度も)。it is not often (that)
It’s not often that a government minister will admit to being wrong.政府の大臣が間違いを認めることはめったにない。2if something happens often, it happens in many situations or cases何かが多くの場合に、多くの状況で起こること:
It’s often difficult to translate poetry.詩を翻訳するのは難しいことが多い。very/quite often
Very often children who behave badly at school have problems at home.学校で問題行動を起こす子どもは、家庭に問題を抱えていることがよくある。3all too often (also only too often) used to say that something sad, disappointing, or annoying happens too much悲しい、残念な、または腹立たしいことが起こりすぎると言うのに使う:
All too often doctors are too busy to explain the treatment to their patients.医師はあまりに忙しく、患者に治療内容を説明できないことがあまりにも多い。
This type of accident happens only too often.この種の事故はあまりにも頻繁に起こる。4every so often sometimesときどき:
An inspector comes round every so often to check the safety equipment.検査員がときどき安全設備を点検しに来る。5as often as not (also more often than not) spoken話し言葉 usuallyたいてい:
More often than not the train is late.たいていその電車は遅れる。GRAMMAR: Word order文法:語順• Often usually comes before a verb:· I often go to bed late.• often は通常、動詞の前に来る:· I often go to bed late.(私はよく夜更かしをする。)• Often usually comes after the verb ‘be’:· She is often late.• often は通常、be 動詞の後に来る:· She is often late.(彼女はよく遅刻する。)• Often usually comes after an auxiliary verb such as ‘do’ or ‘have’: · I have often wondered what happened to him.• often は通常、do や have などの助動詞の後に来る:· I have often wondered what happened to him.(彼に何があったのかとよく考えてきた。)• Often is used at the beginning of a sentence, especially when something seems surprising: · Often I don’t go to bed until 2 a.m.• often は、特に意外に思えることを言うとき、文頭にも使われる:· Often I don’t go to bed until 2 a.m.(私はよく午前2時まで寝ない。)• Often is also used at the end of a sentence: · Do you go to bed late often?Grammar guide ‒ ADVERBS• often は文末にも使われる:· Do you go to bed late often?(よく夜更かしをしますか。)文法ガイド — 副詞THESAURUS類義語often used when saying that something happens many times何かが何度も起こると言うのに使う: · Gary was often bad-tempered in the morning.· ゲイリーは朝はよく機嫌が悪かった。· We often meet up for a drink after work.· 私たちは仕事の後によく一杯飲みに集まる。a lot informalインフォーマル oftenよく、しばしば: · I think she likes him – she talks about him a lot.· 彼女は彼が好きだと思う。よく彼の話をするから。· His wife goes abroad on business a lot.· 彼の妻は仕事でよく海外に行く。frequently especially written特に書き言葉で often – used especially in writing or more formal Englishoften — 特に書き言葉やより改まった英語で使われる: · Passengers complain that trains are frequently late.· 乗客は電車が頻繁に遅れると不満を訴えている。· Older patients frequently forget to take their medicine.· 高齢の患者は薬を飲むのを頻繁に忘れる。regularly often, especially at regular intervals頻繁に、特に一定の間隔で: · Buses run regularly every ten minutes.· バスは10分おきに規則正しく運行している。again and again used to emphasize that someone does something many times, or the same thing happens many times誰かが何度も何かをする、または同じことが何度も起こることを強調するのに使う: · She told herself again and again that everything would be all right.· 彼女はすべてうまくいくと何度も自分に言い聞かせた。· Gunfire rang out across the city again and again.· 銃声が街中に何度も何度も響き渡った。repeatedly especially written特に書き言葉で used to emphasize that someone does something many times誰かが何度も何かをすることを強調するのに使う: · His doctor had repeatedly warned him not to work so hard.· 彼の医者は無理をして働かないよう何度も警告していた。constantly/continually often over a long period of time – used especially about something that is annoying or causes problems長期間にわたって頻繁に — 特に腹立たしいことや問題を引き起こすことについて使う: · They seem to be continually arguing.· 彼らは絶えず口論しているようだ。· It’s hard to keep up with technology when it’s constantly changing.· 技術は絶えず変化するので、ついていくのは難しい。time and time again many times – used when this is annoying or does not have any effect何度も — 腹立たしい場合や何の効果もない場合に使う: · He forgets his keys time and time again.· 彼は何度も何度も鍵を忘れる。· I tell students time and time again to keep careful notes.· 私は学生たちに、丁寧にメモを取るよう何度も言っている。to often happen or do somethingよく起こる、またはよく何かをするtend to do something to often do a particular thing and be likely to do it特定のことをよくし、そうする傾向がある: · Dave tends to arrive late so don’t worry.· デイブは遅れて来がちなので、心配しないで。· Girls tend to be better at languages than boys.· 女子は男子より語学が得意な傾向がある。have a tendency to do something to often do something, especially something that is not good, and be more likely to do it than other people or things特に良くないことを頻繁にし、他の人や物よりそうする傾向が強い: · Some people have a tendency to put on weight.· 太りやすい人もいる。· This type of cloth has a tendency to shrink.· この種の布は縮みやすい。be inclined to do something to do something fairly often or be fairly likely to do it, especially because this is part of your character特に性格の一部であるために、何かをかなり頻繁にする、またはそうしがちである: · Teenage boys are inclined to take risks.· 十代の男子は危険を冒しがちだ。· She was inclined to giggle in class.· 彼女は授業中によくくすくす笑いがちだった。have a habit of doing something used when saying that something has happened many times before and is likely to happen again何かが以前に何度も起こり、また起こりそうだと言うのに使う: · Ben had a habit of coming home drunk.· ベンは酔っぱらって帰宅するのが常だった。· Life has a habit of surprising people.· 人生は人を驚かせるのが常だ。be prone to something to be more likely to have problems問題が起こりやすい: · Some older computer systems were prone to go wrong.· 古いコンピューターシステムには不具合が起こりやすいものもあった。· The fitter you are, the less you are prone to injury.· 体が鍛えられているほど、けがをしにくくなる。· plants that are prone to disease· 病気にかかりやすい植物