everyday
/ˈevrideɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈevrideɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈev-rē-ˌdā ˌev-re-ˈdā/ (ame, mw)
everyday — 形容詞
- everydaypositive
- more everydaycomparative
- most everydaysuperlative
1. describes the normal things that are part of regular daily life, not special or
日常的
平常的；每天會遇到的
describes the normal things that are part of regular daily life, not special or unusual
Ayesha carries an everyday bag that holds her wallet, phone, and keys.
Ayesha 揹著一個日常用的包包，裡面放著錢包、手機和鑰匙。
attributive use with nouns for possessions / tools
Fixing a broken drawer is an everyday task for someone who works in a school.
修理壞掉的抽屜，對在學校工作的人來說是日常的工作。
collocation: everyday task
The novel describes the everyday lives of people in a small fishing town.
這本小說講述了一個小漁村居民的日常生活故事。
Yael uses everyday words and short sentences when teaching English to children.
Yael 在教兒童英語時，會使用日常單字和簡短的句子。
The exhibition shows how everyday objects from the 1950s looked in British homes.
這個展覽展示了 1950 年代的日常生活用品在英國家庭中的樣貌。
- ordinary
the closest synonym; interchangeable in most contexts, though ordinary can also carry a slightly negative tone ('just ordinary') that everyday does not
- routine
focuses on the habitual, predictable nature of something; stronger than everyday in suggesting a fixed schedule
- daily
emphasises frequency (every day) rather than ordinariness; daily can describe things that are important but happen each day
- commonplace
more formal than everyday; suggests that something is so common it is unremarkable
- extraordinary
formal; describes something very unusual, remarkable, or impressive
- special
describes something that is not ordinary because it has a particular purpose, quality, or importance
- unusual
describes something that is not typical or normal
文法句型
everyday + noun
用法筆記
Unlike most adjectives, everyday is almost always placed before the noun it describes (attributive position). You would say 'everyday life', not 'life is everyday'. Avoid using it after linking verbs such as be, seem, or feel.