核心畫面

You can think of frequent as things packed close together with little gap between them. The Latin root frequens actually meant 'crowded, packed', so something frequent keeps coming round again and again, the moments crowding in on each other.

可以想成一件件事擠在一起、中間幾乎沒有空隙。它的拉丁字根 frequens 本來就是「擁擠、塞滿」的意思;frequ更多收起可以想成一件件事擠在一起、中間幾乎沒有空隙。它的拉丁字根 frequens 本來就是「擁擠、塞滿」的意思;frequent 的畫面比較像同一件事一再回來,一次接一次,把時間排得滿滿的。

From the word’s history

From Latin frequens 'crowded, packed, populous'. Both English senses grow from that crowding: events crowded together in time (happening often), and a place you keep filling with your presence (going there often).

源自拉丁文 frequens「擁擠、塞滿、人多」。兩個英文意思都從「擠」長出來:一種是事情在時間上擠在一起(常常發生),一種是你一次次把某個地方塞滿你的身影(常去那裡)。

etymonline.com/word/frequent; Wiktionary 'frequens'

Two branches

時間上密集(形容詞)

直接就是核心:事情一次接一次地回來,中間空檔很短。

frequent, often · adjective · B1

Happening often or many times.

頻繁的

常去某地(動詞)

同一個「擠、反覆出現」的畫面換到空間上:你一再出現在某個地方,等於用自己的身影把那裡填滿。

frequent, visit often · verb · B1

To go to a particular place often.

常去

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,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。

frequentadj詞源 1/ˈfɹiː.kwənt/

  • 1

    Done or occurring often; common.

    • I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
    • There are frequent trains to the beach available.
  • 2

    Occurring at short intervals.

    • Above, the frequent feudal towers / Through green leaves lift their walls of grey, [...]
  • 3

    Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.

    • [E]very Man thinks he has laid in a ſufficient Stock of Merit, and my pretend to any Employment, provided he has been loud and frequent in declaring himſelf hearty for the Government.
  • 4

    obsoleteFull; crowded; thronged.

    • 'Tis Caesar's will to have a frequent senate.
  • 5

    obsoleteOften or commonly reported.

    • 'Tis frequent in the city he hath subdued / The Catti and the Daci.

frequentverb詞源 2/fɹɪˈkwɛnt/

  • 1

    To visit often.

    • I used to frequent that restaurant.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。