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/ˌpɪriˈɑːdɪkli/ · /ˌpɪəriˈɒdɪkli/
in a way that happens again and again, usually after a regular amount of time.
定期地；週期性地
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…更多收起
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。原始詞典資料2 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。
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.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。