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ever

/ˈɛvɚ/KK

ɛ·vɚ

練發音
副詞
國中
難度 2 個音節、4 個義項
1.
曾經;在任何時候
極常用

用於疑問句、否定句、條件句等,表示某件事在任何時間是否曾發生過。

用法:詢問至今是否有過某種經驗時,通常搭配現在完成式。置於否定語句時,常加強「從來沒有」的意思。

Have you ever visited Tainan?
the first time ever
if ever
hardly ever
nothing ever changes

Have you ever tried making cakes at home?

你曾經試過在家做蛋糕嗎?

I do not think I have ever seen very heavy rain in Taipei.

我想我以前從來沒有在台北看過這麼大的雨。

2.
比以往任何時候都;歷來
極常用

用於比較級、最高級或帶有比較意味的說法,強調某事達到歷來最高、最好、最強等程度。

用法:常放在比較級後面,或最高級名詞片語後面。

better than ever
more important than ever
the best ever
the largest ever
the first ever

With maps on your phone, getting around a new city is easier than ever.

有了手機上的地圖,在新城市裡走動比以前更容易。

That was the best school festival our class has ever had.

那是我們班辦過最棒的校慶。

3.
不斷地;越來越
常用
正式

用於形容詞或副詞前,表示某種狀態持續發展,尤其指規模、速度或程度不斷增加。

用法:常與表示變化或增加的形容詞搭配;日常口語中往往可改用「越來越」。

ever faster
ever-changing
ever-growing
ever-increasing
ever more difficult

Students need to learn to live in an ever-changing world.

學生需要學習生活在一個不斷改變的世界裡。

4.
自從……以來一直
極常用

在「自從……以來」這個固定用法中,表示某件事從過去某個時間或事件開始,持續到現在。

用法:後面可接時間點,也可接含有主詞和動詞的子句。

ever since childhood
ever since I moved here
ever since we met
ever since then

Ever since we got the cat, my brother has taken good care of it.

自從我們養了這隻貓,我哥哥就一直把牠照顧得很好。

I have gone to school by bus ever since I moved here.

自從我搬到這裡後,我就一直搭公車上學。

常見錯誤

Have you ever went to Kaohsiung by train?

Have you ever gone to Kaohsiung by train?

I have ever visited Japan.

I have visited Japan.

This is the most delicious dessert than ever.

This is the most delicious dessert ever.

I have lived here ever since two years.

I have lived here for two years.

相關字詞
if ever 常見搭配
never 反義
forever 同源詞
ever since 片語形式
hardly ever 常見搭配
學習提示

・本字最常用於問句,例如詢問「你曾經……嗎?」。

・「幾乎從不」雖然意思是否定,動詞通常仍用肯定形式。

・「自從……以來一直」著重起點到現在的持續;若只說持續多久,通常改用表示期間的說法。

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