all along
all along — 慣用語
1. during the whole time since something began, especially when the truth only beco
一直以來
從一開始就是如此，只是後來才發現
during the whole time since something began, especially when the truth only becomes clear at the end
Talia knew the answer all along but stayed quiet during the meeting.
Talia 一直以來都知道答案，只是開會時沒說出來。
positioned after the verb 'knew'
The spare key was hanging by the door all along, right in plain sight.
備用鑰匙一直以來就掛在門邊，非常顯眼。
Joon suspected all along that the email was a clever scam.
Joon 一直以來都懷疑那封郵件是詐騙。
followed by that-clause: suspected all along that...
Mr. Okonkwo had been correct all along about the old bridge being unsafe.
Okonkwo 先生一直以來對那座舊橋不安全的判斷是正確的。
used in past perfect: had been correct all along
Pim smiled because she had planned the surprise party all along.
Pim 笑了，因為這場驚喜派對她一直以來都在計劃。
- knew all along
- suspected all along
- had been (right/wrong/lying) all along
- was there all along
- from the start
more direct; does not carry the same sense of a hidden truth being revealed
- the whole time
emphasises duration and can be used in more everyday contexts
- all the while
slightly more formal or literary; often used in storytelling
用法筆記
Almost always placed after the main verb or at the end of a clause. It carries a sense of revelation — the speaker or someone else has just discovered the truth.
常見錯誤
all along — 片語動詞
- all alongbase form
- alls along3rd person singular
- alling along-ing form
- alled alongpast simple
1. from the beginning of a period right through to its end, without stopping or bei
始終；一直
從開始到結束，不曾中斷
from the beginning of a period right through to its end, without stopping or being interrupted at any point
Mia hummed the same tune all along while she washed the dishes.
Mia 洗碗時始終哼著同一首歌。
positioned after the main verb: hummed... all along
The neighbours argued all along, and Antonia could hear every word through the wall.
鄰居始終在爭吵，Antonia 隔著牆都聽得一清二楚。
Rain fell all along during the harvest, and Adaeze worried the rice would spoil.
收穫期間雨一直下，Adaeze 擔心稻子會壞掉。
Walid kept his eyes on the road all along, never once looking at his phone.
Walid 始終緊盯著路面，完全沒看手機一眼。
pattern: kept + object + all along for continuous states
The baby cried all along from the moment the plane took off until it landed.
寶寶從飛機起飛到降落始終在哭。
time-span pattern: all along from... until...
- rained all along
- kept on all along
- was happening all along
- all along during
- continuously
more formal; often used in academic or technical writing
- the whole time
nearly identical in meaning but slightly more conversational
- without stopping
emphasizes the absence of any interruption
用法筆記
Unlike the idiom sense ('from the very beginning'), this use carries no hint of a hidden truth or late discovery. It simply states that something continued without a break for the whole time.