英汉词典

ever 基本解释

• adv. 永远；曾经；究竟
• n. (Ever)人名；(英)埃弗；(俄)叶韦尔；(西、法)埃韦尔

ever 中文词源

来自古英语aefre, 永远，总是。来自词根ev, 永远，时期，词源同eon, longevity. -re词源存在争议，可能来自比较级后缀-er.

ever 英文词源

ever

ever: [OE] For such a common and longestablished word, the origins of ever are surprisingly obscure. It has no relatives in other Germanic languages, so it must be a purely English creation. Its first element probably comes from Germanic *aiwō (which is also represented in English aye ‘ever’ [12] and either, and is related to Latin aevum ‘age’, source of English eternal).

The second element is a puzzle, though. Candidates that have been put forward include Old English feorh ‘life’ (thus, ‘ever in life’) and Old English byre ‘occasion’ (giving the underlying sense ‘on any occasion’). Never was formed in the Old English period with the negative particle ne.
=> aye, either, eternal

ever (adv.)

Old English æfre "ever, at any time, always;" of uncertain origin, no cognates in any other Germanic language; perhaps a contraction of a in feore, literally "ever in life" (the expression a to fore is common in Old English writings). First element is almost certainly related to Old English a "always, ever," from Proto-Germanic *aiwo, from PIE *aiw- "vital force, life, long life, eternity" (see eon). Liberman suggests second element is comparative adjectival suffix -re.

Sometimes contracted to e'er in dialect and poetry. Ever began to be used in late Old English as a way to generalize or intensify when, what, where, etc. The sense evolution was from "at any time at all, in any way" to "at any particular time; at some time or another; under any circumstances." Ever so "to whatever extent" is recorded by 1680s. Expression did you ever? (implying "see/do/hear of such a thing") attested by 1840.

ever 词组搭配

ever 英文释义

1. at any time;

"did you ever smoke?"

"the best con man of all time"

2. at all times; all the time and on every occasion;

"I will always be there to help you"

"always arrives on time"

"there is always some pollution in the air"

"ever hoping to strike it rich"

"ever busy"

3. (intensifier for adjectives) very;

"she was ever so friendly"

ever 双语例句

1. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

努力过，失败过，没关系，屡战屡败，屡败屡战，每一次失败都比上一次更好。

来自金山词霸 每日一句

2. I have $100m hidden away where no one will ever find it.

我把1亿美元藏到了一个永远没人会找到的地方。

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3. I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him.

我永远不会原谅他。我鄙视他。

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4. She's got a great voice and is singing better than ever.

她的嗓音非常好，现在的唱功比以往任何时候都要好。

来自柯林斯例句

5. I've had the hots for him ever since he came to college.

自从他来上大学后，我就对他春心萌动。

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ever 实用场景例句

Nothing ever happens here.

这儿从未发生过任何事。

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Don't you ever get tired?

难道你从来不累吗？

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If you're ever in Miami, come and see us.

你要是什么时候到了迈阿密，就来看看我们吧。

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‘Have you ever thought of changing your job? ’ ‘No, never/No I haven't. ’

“你想过换一下工作吗？”“没有，从未想过。”

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‘Have you ever been to Rome? ’ ‘Yes, I have, actually. Not long ago. ’

“你去过罗马吗？”“是的，我确实去过，就在不久前。”

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She hardly ever (= almost never) goes out.

她几乎从不出门。

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We see them very seldom, if ever .

我们难得见到他们。

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(informal)I'll never ever do that again!

我再也不会干那种事了！

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This is in ever such good condition...

它保存得非常好。

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All she ever does is whinge and complain...

她就会发牢骚抱怨。

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All he ever does is discuss the same boring list of medications.

他就会翻来覆去讨论同一个无聊的药品单。

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As ever, the meals are primarily fish-based...

像往常一样，饭菜主要是鱼。

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He was by himself, alone, as ever.

他独自一人，一如往常。

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When I met Derek he was ever such a good dancer...

我认识德里克时，他是个非常出色的舞者。

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Ever since we moved last year, I worry a lot about whether I can handle this new job...

自从去年我们搬家，我就一直非常担心能否做好这份新工作。

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They grew ever further apart...

他们变得越来越疏远了。

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I think the amount of work will increase and that it will become ever more complex.

我想工作会越来越多，而且更加复杂。

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I can never, ever, forgive myself...

我永远无法原谅我自己。

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Felix has never, ever confided in me.

费利克斯从来都未向我倾诉过。

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Why ever didn't you tell me?...

你究竟为什么不告诉我？

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When ever am I going to see you again?...

我到底什么时候再见到你？

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He's been there ever since you left!...

自从你离开后他就一直在那里！

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Japan is wealthier and more powerful than ever before...

日本比以往任何时候都更加富有和强大。

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He was ever careful to check his scripts...

他一向都认真检查剧本。

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Mother, ever the peacemaker, pointed her finger at my little brother and said, 'See? Now stop!'

一向充当和事佬的妈妈用手指着弟弟说：“看到了没？快住手！”

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I'm not sure I'll ever trust people again...

我不确定自己是否还会再相信任何人。

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Neither of us had ever skied...

我们两个都从未滑过雪。

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Have you ever seen anything like it?...

你可曾见过像它这样的东西？

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Did you ever hear anyone sound so peculiar?

你可曾听过谁的声音如此奇特？

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She's got a great voice and is singing better than ever...

她的嗓音非常好，现在的唱功比以往任何时候都要好。

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