Word · Frequency #12676
oftentimes
常常；经常；往往
many times at short intervals
- 1.
many times at short intervals
常常,频繁
常常,频繁；时常地
In use
Oftentimes, I like to read a book before going to bed.
Oftentimes, the best ideas come when you least expect them.
Oftentimes, a simple apology can resolve a misunderstanding.
Oftentimes, [clause]
用于句首，表示频率，相当于“often”，但更正式。
Oftentimes, he arrives late.
时常地，他迟到。
[subject] oftentimes [verb phrase]
用于句中，修饰谓语动词。
She oftentimes forgets her keys.
她时常忘记带钥匙。
Common mistakes
It is an oftentimes occurrence.It is a frequent occurrence.
将副词'oftentimes'误用作形容词来修饰名词，应改用形容词'frequent'。
I don't oftentimes go there.I don't often go there.
在否定句中通常使用'often'而非'oftentimes'，因为'oftentimes'更正式且多用于肯定句。
Connections
Collocations
- oftentimes people
- 人们常常
- Oftentimes people underestimate the power of habit.人们常常低估习惯的力量。
- oftentimes when
- 常常在……的时候
- Oftentimes when I travel, I forget something.我旅行时常常忘东西。
- oftentimes difficult
- 常常很困难
- It is oftentimes difficult to stay focused.保持专注常常很困难。
- oftentimes overlooked
- 常常被忽视
- This detail is oftentimes overlooked.这个细节常常被忽视。
- oftentimes means
- 常常意味着
- Success oftentimes means hard work.成功常常意味着努力工作。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 oftentimes 拆成 often + times：often（常常）加 times（次数），意为‘一次又一次，常常’。记住‘often 的多次’，拼写自然记得。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、书面语、演讲 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在文章、报告或演讲中，口语中较少见。
Grammar Note
常出现在句中（动词前）或句首，表示'时常'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
times、sometimes、pastimes、chimes、climbs、rhymes 都以 /aɪmz/ 音结尾，和 oftentimes 末尾的 -times 发音相同。注意拼写差异：-times、-imes、-imbs、-ymes 都可能表示同一个音。要小心拼写相似词 often（oftentimes 的第一部分），它不与整个词押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.