核心畫面
One way to picture this word: think of a heartbeat, or a row of fence posts — the same thing coming back at even gaps, with nothing surprising about the . From that one picture, 'regular' fans out in two directions. One is the gap itself being even — even in time (it keeps happening on schedule, it happens often), or even in space (things sit at equal distances, in a balanced shape). The other is the idea of 'following the usual pattern' — and from there, the plain, normal, standard, everyday version of a thing, the one you'd expect.
可以想成：心跳，或一排間距相同的籬笆柱——同一件東西以一致的間隔再三出現，間隔裡沒有任何意外。從這一個畫面，regu…更多收起
可以想成：心跳，或一排間距相同的籬笆柱——同一件東西以一致的間隔再三出現，間隔裡沒有任何意外。從這一個畫面，regular 往兩個方向展開。一邊是「間隔本身很均勻」——均勻在時間上（按時、定期、而且常常發生），或均勻在空間上（東西等距排列、形狀勻稱）。另一邊是「照著慣常的模式走」——再從這裡延伸出一樣東西平常、正常、標準、日常的那個版本，也就是你預期會碰到的那一個。原始詞典資料32 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。
regularadj/ˈɹɛɡjʊlə/
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ChristianityBound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).
- regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy
- A quarter of a million strong in 1680, the clergy was only half as large in 1789. The unpopular regular clergy were the worst affected.
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Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance.
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geometrymathematicssciencesBoth equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size
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geometrymathematicssciencesWhose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
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Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence.
- April may be the cruellest month, but I am planning to render it civilised and to take my antibiotics in a regular manner.
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astronomynatural-sciencesOf a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.
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archaicWell-behaved, orderly; restrained (of a lifestyle etc.).
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Happening at constant (especially short) intervals.
- He made regular visits to go see his mother.
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grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsOf a verb, plural, etc., following a set or common pattern; according to the general rules of a given language.
- "Walked" is the past tense of the regular verb "to walk".
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Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
- “I don’t see how you can write and act such splendid things, Jo. You’re a regular Shakespeare!” exclaimed Beth, who firmly believed that her sisters were gifted with wonderful genius in all things.
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governmentmilitarypoliticsPermanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops.
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gastroenterologygynaecologymedicineHaving normal bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals.
- Maintaining a high-fibre diet keeps one regular.
- Gulls cawed and wheeled overhead, dropping splatty white cluster bombs on rooftops and pavements. Goodness knows what those gulls eat, but it certainly keeps them regular.
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Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright.
- a regular genius; a regular John Bull
- Don't worry, boy. We're gonna set you straight. By tomorrow morning, you'll be a regular Burt Reynolds.
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biologybotanynatural-sciencesHaving all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
- a regular flower; a regular sea urchin
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chemistrycrystallographynatural-sciencesIsometric.
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hobbieslifestylesnowboardingRiding with the left foot forward.
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mathematical-analysismathematicssciencesSuch that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.
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Noetherian and such that the minimal number of generators of the maximal ideal is equal to the Krull dimension of the ring.
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algebraic-geometrygeometrymathematicsSuch that the local ring at every point is regular.
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obsoleteA von Neumann regular: such that every left module (over the given ring) is flat.
regularadv/ˈɹɛɡjʊlə/
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archaicdialectalRegularly, on a regular basis.
- Though no minister would visit the Skerburnfoot, or, if he went, departed quicker than he came, the girl Ailie attended regular at the catechising at the mains of Sker.
- "There's only twenty men staying in the house regular," said Ahearne, showing him around[.]
regularnoun/ˈɹɛɡjʊlə/
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A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
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A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
- Bartenders usually know their regulars by name.
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A member of the armed forces or police force.
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A member of the armed forces or police force.
- Boss, this is the situation. They were regulars in the army. They’ve left the army and are taxi drivers now. He was a commando and he was a state boxer. They don’t earn much and there’s no end.
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A frequent customer, client or business partner.
- This gentleman was one of the architect's regulars.
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broadcastingmediatelevisionA character who appears in every episode of a TV series; a member of the regular cast.
- When it comes to regulars, some shows feature ensemble casts in which all the characters are more or less equal and the focus of the show shifts from one member of the ensemble to another from episode to episode.
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A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
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Anything that is normal or standard.
- You separate the marbles by color until you have four groups, but then you notice that some of the marbles are regulars, some are shooters, and some are peewees.
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A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.
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A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.
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A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.
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。