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u·su·al
yu zhu l
usually (adv.), usualness (n.)
词根:usual
adv.usually 通常,经常
Adjective
1. occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure;
"grew the usual vegetables"
"the usual summer heat"
"came at the usual time"
"the child's usual bedtime"
2. commonly encountered;
"a common (or familiar) complaint"
"the usual greeting"
as usual像往常一样;照例
usual practice惯例,通常办法
usual method通常方法
out of the usual与众不同,异常
usual平常的,惯常的
ordinary平凡的,词义与common接近,指符合一般或常规事物标准或相同的规格,因而只具有普通的特性
common普通的,共有的,指从质量或品德上无特殊或显眼之处,属于大多数人或事物所具有的,常见的;
popular大众的,受欢迎的,指属于或代表大众的某事物,强调常见的,大众化的特征
normal正常的,正规的,指符合某种标准的
universal普遍的,有完全没有例外之意;
general一般的,普通的,含有例外情况较少之意或暗示包括全部同一范畴的事物;
以上来源于网络
这组词都有“通常的,惯常的”的意思,其区别是:
usual普通用词,概念广泛。指经常发生或意料中的事,既可指自然发生的现象,也可指按个人习惯或惯例而做的事。
habitual指按个人习惯反复发生的事情。侧重经常性、习惯性。
regular着重遵守约定俗成的规则。
conventional语气强,指遵守已成习惯的事情,强调符合惯例,由人们普遍认可。
customary指特定的个人或群体的平常习惯,或习俗性的行为。
以上来源于网络
这组词都有“普通的,普遍的”的意思,其区别是:
usual指常见常闻和常做的事或举动,强调惯常性。
ordinary用于物,指每天发生,十分平淡无奇;用于人,指无特别之处,很一般。
common多用于指物,侧重很常见,不稀奇。
popular指适应大众爱好、需要,为大家所公认或接受。
universal与general同义,但语气较强,侧重对每个人或事物都适用,根本没有例外。
commonplace强调缺少新意。
general语气强于common,侧重大多如此,很少有例外情况。
以上来源于网络
这组词都有“普通”的意思,其区别是:
usuala.通常的,惯常的,强调"习惯性的,符合规章制度的",是个一般用语。
commona.常见的,普通的,不足为奇的,有时引申为"平凡的",强调事物的共同性。另外,它还有"公共的,共同的"之意。
Car accidents are a common occurrence.交通事故是很普通的事件。
universala.普遍的,比general语气更强,有"全然没有例外"的意思。
Poverty is a universal problem all over the world.贫困是世界各地普遍存在的问题。
generala.普通的,一般的,表示涉及到各方
“有效的”在14世纪晚期源自古法语“usuel “current, in currency (of money), valid" (13世纪),直接源自晚期拉丁语“usualis”意为 “普通的”,源自拉丁语“ usus ”的“习俗”(参见 use (v.))。The usual suspects 来自于1942年电影《卡萨布兰卡》中,Claude Rains(饰演法国警察局长)的一句台词。
Adjective Middle English, from Anglo-French usuel, from Late Latin usualis, from Latin usus use
The first known use of usual was in the 14th century
vagueadjective
not clearly expressed
a vague answer
not clearly understood or sensed
only a vague idea of where we were
not clearly outlined : indistinct, shadowy
vague figures in the mist
vacantadjective
not filled, used, or lived in
a vacant house
free from duties or care
a few vacant hours
showing lack of thought
a vacant stare
utility1 of 2noun
the quality or state of being useful : usefulness
something useful or designed for use
public utility
a public service (as power or water) provided by a public utility
a program designed to perform or aid in especially routine actions (as copying files or editing text) on a computer
utility2 of 2adjective
capable of serving as a substitute in various roles or positions
utility infielder
being of a usable but poor quality
utility beef
serving chiefly for usefulness rather than beauty : utilitarian
designed for general use
utility bag
utility1 of 2noun
the quality or state of being useful : usefulness
something useful or designed for use
public utility
a public service (as power or water) provided by a public utility
a program designed to perform or aid in especially routine actions (as copying files or editing text) on a computer
utility2 of 2adjective
capable of serving as a substitute in various roles or positions
utility infielder
being of a usable but poor quality
utility beef
serving chiefly for usefulness rather than beauty : utilitarian
designed for general use
utility bag
usualadjective
done, found, or used in the ordinary course of events : normal, regular the usual route to work
less than the usual fee
1 She's smiling her usual friendly smile...
她脸上挂着她一贯的微笑。
2 We didn’t have to post the usual jury notice: dozens of kids volunteered.
3 Later, I heard Grandma talking to my father on the telephone as Mother Lois came in the back door with her usual cheerful greetings.
4 But whenever Stan was around, Fang was even quieter than usual, slung way back, arms folded across his chest, looking all pouty and unimpressed.
5 As usual, there was a discrepancy between the amount of chocolates reported as sold and the actual money received.
6 Sierra realized something was dancing in Manny’s eyes besides his usual mischievous charm.
7 One Thursday afternoon the boys were doing their archery as usual.
8 While human evolution was crawling at its usual snail’s pace, the human imagination was building astounding networks of mass cooperation, unlike any other ever seen on earth.
9 His face had regained some of his usual animation, and he seemed to be getting his voice back too.
10 She was expected at Pimlico again, according to their usual arrangement.
11 The difference in quality no more than usual and indeed unavoidable in this line of goods.
对于这种商品而言,品质上有差别是很常见的,而且的确难以避免.
12 I was getting dressed for the game; I started feeling more pressure than usual.
13 Except...maybe her demeanor wasn’t quite as dreamy as usual?
14 He’s in his usual spot on the recliner in a corner of the room where he can be away from it all but still keep a close eye.
15 As usual, students were milling around the halls, whispering to one another.
16 We squeezed in and took our usual places, about twenty girls in all.
17 I saw her hands were shaking more than usual, and that made me angry at Baba, his causing an old woman to shake like that.
18 “Of course that is now my legal title, but for personal reasons I prefer to be addressed in the usual way.”
19 Lee Chong stood in his usual place back of the cigar counter and in front of the liquor shelves.
20 This is the death of MarVs and my usual trivial relationship.
1 普通
run-of-mill tol-lol mean standard common natural average stock normal middle commercial regulation familiar ordinary generic satisfactory medial run-of-the-mill middling unspectacular quotidian garden-variety folky unexceptional common-or-garden commonly ordinarily trivially averagely stodginess trivialness bog standard mill-run ham-and-eggs run-of-the-mine any general simple popular garden medium household everyday honest plain universal moderate inferior prevalent prevailing lowly workaday nomic generally indifferently prose mediocrity
3 惯常
old frequent steady customary accustomed habitual wonted wontedness dailiness wont ritual inevitable usually habitually pro forma obligatory usu.
4 平凡
run-of-mill even small common everyday ordinary pedestrian literal trivial mediocre prose mundane commonplace barren indifferent lowly uneventful uninspired banal run-of-the-mill prosaic matter-of-fact featureless humdrum second-rate homespun quotidian bread-and-butter C undistinguished toneless workaday characterless bathetic singsong platitudinous prosy bromidic noteless common-or-garden mundanely banally trivialism mediocrity platitude banality triviality mundanity commonness homeliness bathos stodginess prosiness trivialize ten a penny two a penny old hat stock cheap thick homemade received trite middling hackneyed ornery twopenny twice-told Pedestrianism
5 经常
overhead inevitable wont unending away ever frequently constantly aye evermore make it a rule to V ever and anon now and anon for evermore make a point of
6 习惯
standard used automatic chronic conventional accepted wont customary confirmed inveterate wonted practice custom institution trick habit groove habitude use condition harden accustom do's and don't
7 习惯的
standard used automatic chronic conventional accepted wont customary confirmed inveterate wonted
9 常见的
10 普通的
run-of-mill tol-lol mean standard common natural average stock normal middle commercial regulation familiar ordinary generic satisfactory medial run-of-the-mill middling unspectacular quotidian garden-variety folky unexceptional common-or-garden bog standard mill-run ham-and-eggs run-of-the-mine any general simple popular garden medium household everyday honest plain universal moderate inferior prevalent prevailing lowly workaday nomic
11 惯常的
old frequent steady customary accustomed habitual wonted wont ritual inevitable regular typical use obligatory unwritten pro forma
12 平常
run-of-mine simple common natural normal everyday plain mundane indifferent well-worn hackneyed hackney garden-variety unexceptional plain-Jane commonly dailiness vulgo average ordinary commonplace homely banal ordinarily banality common or garden nothing to write home about usually trivially trivialism run trivialness in a general way regular regulation trivial customary nondescript wonted familiar conventional orthodox habitual tepid humdrum
14 通常的
common-garden common-or-garden-variety standard general stock normal ordinary customary accustomed wonted common-or-garden like another common routine habitual regular average everyday conventional informal regulation perfect orthodox
15 通常
common-garden common-or-garden-variety standard general stock normal ordinary customary accustomed wonted common-or-garden usu. often usually generally typically mostly commonly ordinarily customarily as a general thing like another a matter of course common routine habitual habitually in general for the most part as a rule regular currently normally familiarly as a general rule in a general way everyday average conventional informal south regulation even so in the ordinary way in the normal course of events in the normal course of things in the ordinary course of events in the ordinary course of things more often than not as often as not perfect orthodox classically in the nature of things nine times out of ten for the mostpart on average most of the time
16 惯例
traditional customary habitual prescriptive unwritten consuetudinary use book form order law practice code rule trade custom institution institute tradition formula routine usage convention ceremony groove rite precedent observance rubric formality conventionalism usance consuetude ordinary institutional ritual etiquette rut use and wont
17 平常的
run-of-mine simple common natural normal everyday plain mundane indifferent well-worn hackneyed hackney garden-variety unexceptional plain-Jane average ordinary commonplace homely banal common or garden nothing to write home about regular regulation trivial customary accustomed habitual unimpressive russet quotidian bog standard not so hot nondescript wonted familiar conventional orthodox tepid humdrum
20 平凡的
run-of-mill even small common everyday ordinary pedestrian literal trivial mediocre prose mundane commonplace barren indifferent lowly uneventful uninspired banal run-of-the-mill prosaic matter-of-fact featureless humdrum second-rate homespun quotidian bread-and-butter C undistinguished toneless workaday characterless bathetic singsong platitudinous prosy bromidic noteless common-or-garden ten a penny two a penny old hat stock cheap thick homemade received trite middling hackneyed ornery twopenny twice-told
21 经常的
22 惯例的
traditional customary habitual prescriptive unwritten consuetudinary routine ordinary institutional
23 常有的