often: [14] Oft was the Old English word for ‘often’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic adverb of unknown origin, which also produced German oft, Swedish ofta, and Danish ofte. In early Middle English it was extended to ofte. This developed a form often before vowels and h, which by the 16th century had begun to oust oft(e).
often (adv.)
c. 1300, extended form of oft, originally before vowels and h-, probably by influence of Middle English selden "seldom." In common use from 16c., replacing oft.
雙語例句
1. Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.
美國早期的風向標大多截自平直的木板。
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2. Students often travel hundreds of miles to get here.
學生常常趕數百英裏的路來到這裏。
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3. If a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often.
嬰兒要是渴了，就會吃得更頻繁。
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4. All too often they become enmeshed in deadening routines.
他們時常陷入枯燥的日常事務之中。
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5. The manifesto is long-winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted.