ever more
ever more — 慣用語
1. more and more; increasingly over time.
越來越
程度隨時間增加
more and more; increasingly over time.
The cost of rent in Tokyo has become ever more expensive over the past decade.
過去十年來,東京的房租變得越來越昂貴。
ever more + adjective (expensive)
Rania found it ever more difficult to concentrate as the street noise grew louder.
隨著街上的噪音越來越大,Rania 發現自己越來越難以集中精神。
find it + ever more + adjective + to-infinitive
With each passing year, life in São Paulo grows ever more complex and fast-paced.
隨著一年年過去,聖保羅的都市生活變得越來越複雜且節奏越來越快。
Lakshmi noticed that her grandmother's memory was becoming ever more fragile after the long winter.
漫長的冬天過後,Lakshmi 注意到祖母的記憶力變得越來越脆弱。
Every summer, ever more visitors come to the park, straining its trails and roads.
每年夏天,越來越多的遊客來到這座公園,對其步道和道路造成負擔。
- increasingly
the direct synonym; more neutral in register and can be used in both formal and informal contexts
- more and more
less formal than 'ever more'; common in everyday speech
- progressively
suggests a step-by-step or gradual change over time; slightly more technical
- less and less
opposite direction of change, suggesting decrease rather than increase
文法句型
ever more + adjective
ever more + adverb
ever more + noun
用法筆記
More common in written and formal English than in everyday conversation. Do not confuse with the single-word adverb 'evermore', which means 'forever' or 'always'. The phrase is typically placed directly before the adjective or adverb it modifies.