“occasionally”表示“偶尔;间或;有时候”,强调事情发生的频率不高、并非经常。
/əˈkeɪʒənəli/
I occasionally eat dessert after dinner.
我偶尔会在晚饭后吃甜点。
Occasionally, the old house would creak at night, as if it were remembering the past.
夜里那座老房子偶尔会吱呀作响,仿佛在回忆往事。
源自“occasion”(场合;时机),再加上副词后缀“-ally”。其核心含义与“某个时机/场合发生一次”有关,逐渐引申为“偶尔发生”。