If something is ubiquitous, it seems to be everywhere at once — you find it wherever you go, so you stop even noticing it.

If something is ubiquitous如果某個東西是ubiquitous的 it seems to be everywhere at once它感覺好像同時出現在到處都是的地方 you find it wherever you go你不管去哪裡都會看到它 so you stop even noticing it所以你甚至不會再注意到它

It is a formal, rather bookish word, but people do use it in a light, joking way: 'the ubiquitous smartphone', 'her ubiquitous black hat'. That joking use is worth watching, because it often carries a small complaint or a smile: the thing turns up so often that it has become a bit much.

It is a formal, rather bookish word這是一個滿正式、有點書面的字 but people do use it in a light, joking way不過大家也會用比較輕鬆、開玩笑的方式用它 'the ubiquitous smartphone', 'her ubiquitous black hat'像'the ubiquitous smartphone'（無所不在的智慧型手機）、'her ubiquitous black hat'（她那頂到處都看得到的黑帽子） that joking use is worth watching這種開玩笑的用法值得留意 because it often carries a small complaint or a smile因為它常常帶著一點點抱怨或會心一笑的味道 the thing turns up so often that it has become a bit much意思是那個東西出現得太頻繁，有點過頭了

Strictly, 'ubiquitous' should mean present in every place, but in real use it usually means only 'very common, seen everywhere you look' — nobody thinks 7-Eleven is literally in every single spot in Taipei when they call it ubiquitous.

Strictly嚴格來說 'ubiquitous' should mean present in every place'ubiquitous'應該是指「每個地方都存在」 but in real use it usually means only 'very common, seen everywhere you look'但實際使用時通常只是指「很常見，到處都看得到」 nobody thinks 7-Eleven is literally in every single spot in Taipei when they call it ubiquitous沒有人說7-Eleven是ubiquitous的時候，真的以為台北每個角落都有一間

It describes things, not people, most of the time; when it does describe a person, it is a joke about someone who shows up at every event.

It describes things, not people, most of the time它大部分時候是用來形容東西，不是人 when it does describe a person, it is a joke about someone who shows up at every event如果真的用來形容人，那通常是在開玩笑，說這個人每個場合都會出現

Grammar note: it goes before a noun or after 'be' ('Coffee shops are ubiquitous here'), and it has no comparative in careful writing — 'more ubiquitous' is common in speech but sounds odd to some readers, since everywhere is already everywhere. The noun is 'ubiquity' and the adverb is 'ubiquitously'.

Grammar note文法小提醒 it goes before a noun or after 'be'它可以放在名詞前面，或放在'be'動詞後面 ('Coffee shops are ubiquitous here')（像'Coffee shops are ubiquitous here'） and it has no comparative in careful writing而且在講究的寫作裡它沒有比較級 'more ubiquitous' is common in speech but sounds odd to some readers'more ubiquitous'在口語裡很常見，但對有些讀者來說聽起來怪怪的 since everywhere is already everywhere因為「無所不在」本來就已經是無所不在了 the noun is 'ubiquity' and the adverb is 'ubiquitously'名詞是'ubiquity'，副詞是'ubiquitously'