以前的習慣和以前的樣子
把習慣指向過去。說出口的同時就告訴對方：那個習慣或那個情況已經不在了。
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You say that something used to happen when it happened again and again, or all the time, in the past. Saying it this way also tells the listener that it does not happen any more.
以前常常（現在不了）
核心畫面
The picture behind all three uses is a habit — something done so many times that it stopped feeling like a decision. English then points that habit in two directions. Point it backwards and you get the past habit: he used to walk to school, and the walking has stopped. Point it at the person and you get the result the habit leaves behind: she is used to the noise, so the noise no longer bothers her. One word, two directions: the habit that has ended, and the habit that has settled in.
三個用法背後可以想成同一個東西：習慣。一件事做太多次，就不再需要決定，自然而然就那樣了。英文把這個習慣指向兩個方向。…更多收起
三個用法背後可以想成同一個東西：習慣。一件事做太多次，就不再需要決定，自然而然就那樣了。英文把這個習慣指向兩個方向。往後指，就是過去的習慣：he used to walk to school，而且那個習慣已經停了。往人身上指，就是習慣留下的結果：she is used to the noise，所以噪音不再困擾她。同一組字，兩個方向——一個是結束了的習慣，一個是已經長在身上的習慣。From the word’s history
From used, the past of use in an older sense meaning to be in the habit of, plus to. The habit is in the word itself, which is why both branches are about habit rather than about using anything.
來源可以想成動詞 use 的一個老意思：「習慣做某事」。used 是它的過去形式，後面加上 to。習慣這件事本來就在字裡面，所以兩個分支講的都是習慣，跟「使用」沒有關係。
Wiktionary entries for 'used to' (packet etymology_text, source_refs kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:976892220 and :976902883)
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