单词 | typically |
释义 | typically (once / 887 pages) adv Use the adverb typically when something happens in a general or usual way. The winner of the Miss America pageant, for example, is typically a very tall, slender young woman with long hair. You might say that it typically takes a year to get a driver's license in your state — in other words, that's how long it takes as a general rule or on average. Or you could say that while you don't typically enjoy short stories, you read one recently that you can't get out of your mind. The adjective typical is at the root of typically, from the Late Latin typicus, "of a type," and the Greek typos, "impression." WORD FAMILYtypical: antitypical, atypical, typicality, typically, untypical+/atypical: atypicality, atypically/typicality: untypicality/untypical: untypically USAGE EXAMPLESEven the National Rifle Association, which typically frames any gun control effort in apocalyptic terms, was sometimes underwhelmed. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) Governors typically use the speech to outline their priorities and introduce new programs and initiatives, sending ripples cascading across the state. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) These drugs are trained to target fast-growing cells in the body because cancer cells typically divide much more quickly than healthy tissue. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) adv in a typical manner Tom was typically hostile Ant atypically, untypically in a manner that is not typical |
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