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As usual 是什么意思?“像往常一样”为什么没有 -ly

As usual 是“像往常一样”。说火车迟到,换成这个表达,普通的习惯描述就可能带上一点抱怨;差别不只在有没有 -ly。

As usual 表示像往常一样。它描述某一次事情又重复了惯常的情况:As usual, the train was late. 这句话常带一点无奈、不满或反讽。

想在对话中用 as usual 吗?

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As usual, + clause; clause + , as usual; than usual (comparisons); business as usual

  • As usual, Mark was the last to arrive at the meeting, with a coffee in his hand.
  • We had dinner at the same little café near the station, as usual.
  • On holiday I planned to sleep in, but as usual I woke up at seven.

修改原因

修改前As usually, the meeting started ten minutes late.

修改后As usual, the meeting started ten minutes late.

意思涉及通常发生的事,容易想到副词 usually。但固定表达中,as 后面是没有 -ly 的 usual,因此把 usually 改成 usual。

Cambridge Dictionary

不带 as 的 usually 描述一般习惯:I usually walk to work. As usual 说某一次也延续了习惯:This morning, as usual, I walked to work. 比较时同样用 usual:The office is quieter than usual today.

动手练习

Our train was twenty minutes late this morning, ___.

(as usual / usually)

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as usual — 句子讲的是某天早晨,并补充这种事平时也总发生,所以用 as usual。Usually 描述一般习惯,如 The train is usually late,不适合在这里直接接到单次事件后面。

描述最近一个工作日或学习日。说清楚哪些事情像往常一样,哪些有所不同。

Last Monday I started work at nine as usual, but for once I left the office early to see a film.

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