'Ubiquity' is the noun that goes with 'ubiquitous': the fact or the state of being everywhere. You use it when you want to talk about the quality itself — 'the ubiquity of smartphones', 'the ubiquity of English in advertising'.

'Ubiquity''ubiquity'is the noun是那個名詞that goes with 'ubiquitous'跟形容詞'ubiquitous'搭配的：the fact or the state of being everywhere指的就是無所不在的事實或狀態。You use it你會用這個字when you want to talk about the quality itself當你想講「無所不在」這個特質本身時——'the ubiquity of smartphones'像'the ubiquity of smartphones'（智慧型手機的無所不在），'the ubiquity of English in advertising'或'the ubiquity of English in advertising'（英文在廣告裡的無所不在）。

It is uncountable, so you do not say 'a ubiquity' or 'ubiquities'; it takes 'the' most of the time, and it is almost always followed by 'of' plus the thing you mean. It is a formal word, at home in essays, journalism and business writing, and rare in conversation.

It is uncountable它是不可數名詞，so you do not say所以不會說'a ubiquity' or 'ubiquities''a ubiquity'或'ubiquities'；it takes 'the' most of the time大多數時候前面會加'the'，and it is almost always followed by 'of' plus the thing you mean而且後面幾乎一定接'of'加上你要講的東西。It is a formal word它是個正式的字，at home in essays, journalism and business writing在論說文、新聞和商業寫作裡很自然，and rare in conversation但在對話裡很少見。

Very often it carries a small judgement — a writer who mentions 'the ubiquity of plastic packaging' or 'the ubiquity of surveillance cameras' is usually about to say this is a problem, or at least something worth stopping to think about. It can also just mean plain usefulness or reach: 'the ubiquity of the network' is a selling point, not a complaint.

Very often它很常carries a small judgement帶有一點評斷的意味——a writer who mentions 'the ubiquity of plastic packaging' or 'the ubiquity of surveillance cameras'寫到「塑膠包裝的無所不在」或「監視器的無所不在」的作者，is usually about to say通常接下來就是要說this is a problem這是個問題，or at least something worth stopping to think about或者至少是值得停下來想一想的事。It can also just mean它也可以單純指plain usefulness or reach實用性或涵蓋範圍：'the ubiquity of the network'像「網路的無所不在」is a selling point是個賣點，not a complaint而不是抱怨。

The word began in religion, describing God as present everywhere, and that older, heavier feeling still sits under the modern everyday use.

The word began in religion這個字最早是從宗教來的，describing God as present everywhere用來形容神無所不在，and that older, heavier feeling而那種比較古老、比較沉重的感覺，still sits under the modern everyday use如今仍然藏在現代日常用法的底下。