omnipresent

/ˌɒmnɪˈpreznt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɑːmnɪˈpreznt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌäm-ni-ˈpre-zᵊnt/ (ame, mw)

omnipresent — adjective

  • omnipresentpositive
  • more omnipresentcomparative
  • most omnipresentsuperlative

1. appearing or being felt in every corner of a place, group, or situation all at o

1.形容詞C1
釋義

appearing or being felt in every corner of a place, group, or situation all at once, so that you cannot escape it no matter where you go.

例句

Smartphones have become omnipresent in classrooms across Taipei.

be + omnipresent in [place]: widely felt presence

On the night of the storm, the smell of wet earth was omnipresent in Dewi's village.

predicative use after 'be'

同義詞
  • ubiquitous

    near-synonym; slightly more neutral and common in journalism.

  • pervasive

    stresses how something spreads through a place or group, often unwelcome.

  • all-pervading

    literary; emphasises that nothing escapes the influence.

反義詞
  • absent

    everyday opposite — not present at all.

  • rare

    for physical things; suggests hard to find rather than nowhere.

文法句型

be + omnipresent

用法筆記

Often used to describe abstract things that fill a space or mood (fear, music, advertising), not just physical objects in many locations. Frequently follows 'be' and is rarely used in the comparative or superlative.

常見錯誤

❌Walid is more omnipresent than his brother.
✅Walid seems to be everywhere at once
💡more so than his brother.' — 'omnipresent' is not normally gradable; avoid 'more / most omnipresent'.
❌The teacher was omnipresent in the front row.
✅The teacher was constantly watching from the front row.
💡'omnipresent' means present everywhere at once, not just in one spot.