frequent

• adj. 頻繁に；しばしば；習慣的に
• vt. 訪問する、出向く；時々出入りする

ラテン語のfrequensから、繰り返し、混雑する、詰め込む。おそらくPIE*gerの「取り囲む、回る、包囲する」に由来し、語源的にはcrampの「群衆、集団」と同じである。

frequent

frequent: [16] Frequent comes from Latin frequēns, which meant ‘crowded’ as well as ‘regularly repeated’ (it is not known what the origins of frequēns were, although it may be related to Latin farcīre ‘stuff’, source of English farce). The sense ‘crowded’ was carried over into English along with ‘regularly repeated’, but it had virtually died out by the end of the 18th century. The verb frequent [15] goes back to Latin frequentāre ‘visit frequently or regularly’.

frequent (adj.)

mid-15c., "ample, profuse," from Old French frequent, or directly from Latin frequentem (nominative frequens) "often, regular, repeated; in great numbers, crowded, numerous, filled, full, populous," which is of uncertain origin. Watkins says probably from PIE *bhrekw- "to cram together," and compares Greek phrassein "to fence in," Latin farcire "to cram." Meaning "common, usual" is from 1530s; that of "happening at short intervals, often recurring" is from c. 1600.

frequent (v.)

late 15c., "visit or associate with," from Old French frequenter "attend frequently; assemble, gather together," from Latin frequentare "visit regularly; do frequently, repeat; assemble in throngs," from frequentem (see frequent (adj.)). Meaning "visit often" is from 1550s. Related: Frequented; frequenter; frequenting.

1. Bordeaux is on the main Paris-Madrid line so there are frequent trains.

ボルドーはパリからマドリードまでの鉄道の主幹線に位置し、列車の往来が頻繁である。

2.There was frequent thunder and lightning,and torrential rain.

雷電が交じり、大雨が降った。

3.The jet-setting couple made frequent appearances in the gossip columns.

各国を行き来する富豪夫婦がゴシップコラムによく登場する。

4.She gives frequent performances of her work，both at home and abroad.

彼女はよく国内外で自分の作品を出演している。

5.The engineer and his son held frequent consultations concerning technical problems.

エンジニアとその息子は技術問題について意見を求め合うことが多い。