frequent

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/    美 /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To visit often. transitive
    — I used to frequent that restaurant.
形容词 adj.
  1. Done or occurring often; common.
    — I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
  2. Occurring at short intervals.
    — Above, the frequent feudal towers / Through green leaves lift their walls of grey, [...]
  3. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
    — [E]very Man thinks he has laid in a ſufficient Stock of Merit, and my pretend to any Employment, provided he has been loud and frequent in declaring himſelf hearty for the Government.
  4. Full; crowded; thronged. obsolete
    — 'Tis Caesar's will to have a frequent senate.
  5. Often or commonly reported. obsolete
    — 'Tis frequent in the city he hath subdued / The Catti and the Daci.

词形变化

more frequent comparative frequenter comparative most frequent superlative frequentest superlative frequents present,singular,third-person frequenting participle,present frequented participle,past frequented past

词汇关系

衍生词
equifrequent frequentative frequent flier frequent flyer frequentism frequentist frequentistic frequentness hyperfrequent monofrequent nonfrequent normofrequent overfrequent semifrequent unfrequent
相关词
frequency frequently infrequent frequently asked questions

词源

词源 1
From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- (“to cram together”).
词源 2
From Old French frequenter, from Latin frequentare (“to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.”), from frequens (“frequent, crowded”).
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