| 词组 | ever |
| 释义 | ever Ever is used in negative sentences, questions, and comparisons to mean 'at any time in the past' or 'at any time in the future'. No one's ever accused me of it. I don't think I'll ever be homesick here. Did he ever play football? I'm happier than I've ever been. ◊ 'yet' You do not use ever in questions or negative sentences to ask whether an expected event has happened, or to say that it has not happened so far. You do not say, for example, 'Has the taxi arrived ever?' or 'The taxi has not arrived ever'. The word you use is yet. Have you had your lunch yet? It isn't dark yet. See entry at ↑ ◊ 'always' You do not use ever in positive sentences to say that there was never a time when something was not the case. You do not say, for example, 'I've ever been happy here'. The word you use is always. She was always in a hurry. Talking to Harold always cheered her up. See entry at ↑ ◊ 'still' You do not use ever to say that something is continuing to happen. You do not say, for example, 'When we left Lowestoft, it was ever raining'. The word you use is still. Unemployment is still falling. She still lives in London. She was still beautiful. I was still a schoolboy. See entry at ↑ ◊ 'ever since' If something has been the case ever since a particular time, it has been the case all the time from then until now. 'How long have you lived here?' ---'Ever since I was married.' We have been devoted friends ever since. ◊ 'ever so' and 'ever such' In conversation, you can use ever so in front of an adjective to emphasize the degree of something. They are ever so kind. If the adjective is part of a noun group, you use ever such instead of 'ever so'. Ever such always goes in front of 'a' or 'an'. I had ever such a nice letter from her. You do not use ever so or ever such in formal writing. ◊ 'ever' with 'wh'-words Sometimes people use ever after a 'wh'-word at the beginning of a sentence. They do this to express surprise. For example, instead of saying 'Who told you that?', they say 'Who ever told you that?' Who ever would have thought that? 'I'm sorry. I'd rather not say.' ---'Why ever not?' How ever did you find me? When these questions appear in writing, what ever, where ever, and who ever are sometimes written as single words: whatever, wherever, and whoever. Whatever is the matter? Wherever did you get this? Whoever heard of a bishop resigning? However, many people consider these forms to be incorrect, and it is better to write what ever, where ever, and who ever as two separate words. How ever and why ever are always written as two separate words. |
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