| 单词 | constantly |
| 释义 | constantly (once / 139 pages) adv When something happens constantly, it never stops or changes. If you sister constantly complains that she's hungry, she is always insisting that she's starving. If your dog barks constantly when he's in the car, he doesn't stop until you reach your destination, and if you're constantly thinking about your upcoming trip to France, you can't ever get it out of your head. The adverb constantly comes from constant, or "continual," which is rooted in the Latin constantem, "standing firm, stable, steadfast, or faithful." WORD FAMILYconstant: constancy, constantly, constants, inconstant+/constancy: constancies/inconstancy: inconstancies/inconstant: inconstancy, inconstanter, inconstantly USAGE EXAMPLESAlexander says Parkes constantly yelled at her, denied her requests for training and failed to inform her of meetings. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “Unless they continue to fight it constantly, they will regain the weight,” he said. New York Times(May 02, 2016) Tiny, almost massless, these constantly whizz through our planet and our bodies. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1adv without variation or change, in every case constantly kind and gracious Syn always, invariably 2adv without interruption the world is constantly changing Syn always, forever, incessantly, perpetually |
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