someday

/ˈsʌm.deɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsʌm.deɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsəm-ˌdā/ (ame, mw)

someday — 副詞

1. used to talk about something that you expect or hope will happen, without saying

1.副詞B1
釋義

總有一天

在未來某個不確定的時間

used to talk about something that you expect or hope will happen, without saying exactly when

例句

Tamar hopes to visit Japan someday and climb Mount Fuji.

Tamar 希望有一天能去日本爬富士山。

collocation: hope to + someday + verb

Indra's dream is that someday her paintings will hang in a museum.

Indra 的夢想是，她的畫作有一天能掛在博物館裡。

noun clause: dream is that someday…

同義詞
  • one day

    more common in both past and future reference; 'one day' can refer to the past ('One day I met her'), while 'someday' is only future

  • eventually

    suggests that something will happen after a process or a delay, rather than simply at an unspecified future time

  • ultimately

    more formal; focuses on the final outcome after a series of events

反義詞
  • never

    direct opposite — expresses that something will not happen at any time

用法筆記

Often carries a tone of hope or wishful thinking. Common with verbs like hope, wish, dream, and plan. Unlike sometime, someday typically refers to a distant or undefined future rather than the near future.

常見錯誤

❌I will see you someday next week.
✅I will see you sometime next week.
💡'someday' cannot refer to a specific time frame like 'next week'; use 'sometime' instead.