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ordinarily

UK //ˌɔːdɪˈnɛrəli//US //ˌɔːrdnˈerəli//

词源

源自中古英语 'ordinarie',来自拉丁语 'ordinarius',意为 '常规的' 或 '普通的'。

adverb

❶ 表示通常情况下或一般状态下,指某事在大多数时候或正常情况下发生或存在。

“Ordinarily, I would go to the gym after work.”

(通常,我会在下班后去健身房。)

“She is ordinarily very punctual, but today she was late.”

(她通常很准时,但今天迟到了。)

同义词:usually, normally, typically, commonly, generally

常见短语

not ordinarily — 表示某事不常见或不常发生,强调与通常情况的对比。

“He is not ordinarily this talkative.”

(他通常不会这么健谈。)