- 1反覆地、一成不變地
If you do something repetitively, you do it many times in the same way, and the is the problem: it wears you down, or it bores the people watching.
If you do something repetitively如果你repetitively地做某件事 you do it many times in the same way意思是你用同樣的方式做很多次 and the sameness is the problem而問題就出在這個「一樣」上 it wears you down它會讓你累 or it bores the people watching或是讓旁邊看的人覺得無聊
A machine can stamp a part repetitively. A person can tap a pen repetitively without noticing.
A machine機器 can stamp a part repetitively可以repetitively地沖壓零件 A person人 can tap a pen repetitively without noticing也可能在不知不覺中repetitively地敲筆
The adverb carries the same complaint as repetitive: not just again, but again in the same dull pattern.
The adverb這個副詞 carries the same complaint as repetitive帶著跟repetitive一樣的抱怨語氣 not just again不只是「又一次」 but again in the same dull pattern而是「又用同一種單調的方式重來一次」
Though actually, this is not the same as repeatedly. Repeatedly only says that it happened many times (she called repeatedly — maybe with good reason). Repetitively adds the feeling of a loop that does not change.
Though actually不過其實 this is not the same as repeatedly這跟repeatedly不一樣 Repeatedly repeatedly only says that it happened many times只是說一件事發生了很多次 she called repeatedly像she called repeatedly(她打了好幾次電話) maybe with good reason也許是有正當理由的 Repetitively而repetitively adds the feeling of a loop that does not change多了一種「一直重複、都不變」的感覺
You will meet it in writing about work, about the body, and about habits that grind. It is a long, slightly formal word; in speech, people often just say over and over.
You will meet it你會在文章裡遇到這個字 in writing about work關於工作的 about the body關於身體的 and about habits that grind還有關於磨人習慣的 It is這是一個 a long, slightly formal word比較長、有點正式的字 in speech在口語裡 people often just say over and over大家常常就直接說over and over
core核心畫面
組成From repetitive + -ly. The -ly turns the adjective into an adverb: in a repetitive way.
同家族的字
- repetitivethe adjective this adverb is built from
- repetitionthe noun in the same family
- repeatthe simple verb at the bottom of the family
原始詞典資料1 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。
repetitivelyadv
- 1
In a repetitive manner.
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