Word · Frequency #15053
Fully loadedchronically
习惯性地；长期地
核心释义
常形容反复出现或长期保持的行为、状态
in a habitual and longstanding manner
- 1.
以慢性方式；长期地
In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.
- 2.
极其,非常
Extremely.
慢性地；长期地；以慢性方式；长期地；极其,非常；慢性地；长期地
用法In use
She has been chronically ill for years, so she knows how to pace herself.
用法提示：副词 chronically 修饰形容词 ill，表示疾病长期持续的状态。
He is chronically late to team meetings, and his boss has warned him twice.
用法提示：副词 chronically 修饰形容词 late，表示迟到是长期反复的习惯。
The local museum is chronically short of money and may close next year.
用法提示：副词 chronically 修饰形容词短语 short of，表示资金不足的状况长期存在。
chronically + adjective
chronically 常与表示负面状态的形容词连用，强调长期、持续。
He has been chronically ill for years.
他多年来一直患有慢性病。
chronically + past participle
过去分词形式常出现在被动结构中，表示长期处于某种状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chronically ill
- 患有慢性病的
- She has been chronically ill for years and has learned to manage her condition.她多年来一直患有慢性病，已经学会了管理自己的病情。
- chronically stressed
- 长期处于压力中的
- He is chronically stressed about work deadlines.他长期为工作截止日期感到压力。
- chronically underfunded
- 长期资金不足的
- The public library system is chronically underfunded.公共图书馆系统长期资金不足。
- chronically late
- 习惯性迟到的
- My colleague is chronically late to meetings.我的同事开会习惯性迟到。
- chronically unemployed
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
chronic（慢性的）听起来像“chrono”（时间），想象病拖了很久很久，所以chronically就是“长期地、慢性地”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical reports、news articles、formal writing “chronically”通常用于书面语，尤其在医学或新闻报道中表示“慢性地”或“长期地”；日常口语中较少直接用，常换成 always、constantly 等。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ically' are pronounced /ɪkli/. Chronically genuinely rhymes with ironically, sardonically, and monotonically (stressed /ɒ/ + /nɪkli/). Cynically, logically, and periodically are useful lookalikes: they share the '-ically' spelling and suffix sound, but their stressed vowel or following consonant differs, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.