喜樂美語
  1. 1rB2/ˌpɪriˈɑːdɪkli/ · /ˌpɪəriˈɒdɪkli/定期地；週期性地

    in a way that happens again and again, usually after a regular amount of time.

    示範例句 · Example

    Teachers meet periodically to discuss student progress.

    逐字老師們定期地見面來討論學生進度。

    「periodically」是副詞，意思是「隔一段時間就再做一次／再發生一次」——間隔通常大致固定。比 sometimes 更有「會一再出現」的節奏；比 every day 更鬆，不一定天天。核心畫面可以想成「時鐘走到某個間隔，同一件事又來」。跟形容詞 periodic 容易搞混：periodic 修飾名詞，periodically 修飾動詞。

    常見搭配

    • meet periodically

      定期會面／開會

      to have meetings again after stretches of time

      The science teachers meet periodically after school.

    • check periodically

      定期檢查

      to look at something again after stretches of time

      Please check the oven periodically while the cake bakes.

    • review periodically

      定期檢視／審查

      to look again at plans or records after stretches of time

      The coach reviews the team goals periodically.

    • test periodically

      定期測試／檢測

      to run safety or quality tests again after stretches of time

      Fire alarms are tested periodically in every building.

    • update periodically

      定期更新

      to make information new again after stretches of time

      The library updates the book list periodically.

    • happen periodically

      定期發生；週期性發生

      to take place again after stretches of time

      Light rain happens periodically in late spring here.

    意思相近

    regularlyoccasionallyrepeatedlyat intervals

    用法接近

    sometimesfrom time to timenow and thenintermittently

core核心畫面

Picture a rhythm with gaps in it: a stretch of nothing, then it happens, then another stretch, then it happens again. It does not promise clockwork precision, but there is a rough there — steadier than 'sometimes', looser than 'every Monday'. , check-ups and system updates, the things you do once every so often, are its home ground.

periodically 可以想成「隔一陣子就來一次」的節奏：中間空一段時間，然後又發生，再空一段，再發生。它不要求分秒不差，但確實有個大概的間距，所以聽起來比 sometimes 有規律、又比 every Monday 寬鬆。維修保養、健康檢查、系統更新這類「該隔多久做一次」的事，最常用它。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

同家族的字

意思相近

regularlyoccasionallyrepeatedlyat intervals

用法接近

sometimesfrom time to timenow and thenintermittently

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

periodicallyadv

  • 1

    In a manner that is regular or periodic.

    • Put two encasings on a mattress if one must be removed periodically for cleaning.
  • 2

    intermittently or recurrently.

    • The announcement comes amid mounting pressure on university administrators to rein in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, which have erupted periodically on college campuses across the country over the past year and led to the arrest of hundreds of demonstrators.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。