often

• adv.しばしば、時々

原語ゲルマン語*ufta「頻繁に」に由来する古英語ott「しばしば、頻繁に」から。

often

often: [14] Oft was the Old English word for ‘often’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic adverb of unknown origin, which also produced German oft, Swedish ofta, and Danish ofte. In early Middle English it was extended to ofte. This developed a form often before vowels and h, which by the 16th century had begun to oust oft(e).

often (adv.)

c. 1300, extended form of oft, originally before vowels and h-, probably by influence of Middle English selden "seldom." In common use from 16c., replacing oft.

1. Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.

米国の初期の風向計は、平らな板から切断されていたことが多い。

2.Students often travel hundres of miles to get here.

学生はよく数百マイルの道を追いかけてここに来ます。

3.If a baby is thirsty，it feeds more often .

赤ちゃんは喉が渇いたら、もっと頻繁に食べます。

4.All too often they become enmeshed in deadening routines.

彼らは常に退屈な日常的な事務に陥っている。

5.The manifesto is long-winded，repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted.

この声明は冗長で複雑で、曖昧さや行文の拙さが多い。