frequent

英['fri?kw(?)nt] 美['frikw?nt]

第三人稱單數(shù):?frequents;過去式:?frequented;過去分詞:?frequented;現(xiàn)在分詞:?frequenting;

frequent 頻繁的

來自拉丁語frequens, 反復(fù)的，擁擠的，硬塞的。可能來自PIE*ger, 圍，轉(zhuǎn)，包圍，詞源同cram, crowd, group.

frequent: frequent: [16] Frequent comes from Latin frequēns, which meant ‘crowded’ as well as ‘regularly repeated’ (it is not known what the origins of frequēns were, although it may be related to Latin farcīre ‘stuff’, source of English farce). The sense ‘crowded’ was carried over into English along with ‘regularly repeated’, but it had virtually died out by the end of the 18th century. The verb frequent [15] goes back to Latin frequentāre ‘visit frequently or regularly’.
frequent (adj.): mid-15c., "ample, profuse," from Old French frequent, or directly from Latin frequentem (nominative frequens) "often, regular, repeated; in great numbers, crowded, numerous, filled, full, populous," which is of uncertain origin. Watkins says probably from PIE *bhrekw- "to cram together," and compares Greek phrassein "to fence in," Latin farcire "to cram." Meaning "common, usual" is from 1530s; that of "happening at short intervals, often recurring" is from c. 1600.
frequent (v.): late 15c., "visit or associate with," from Old French frequenter "attend frequently; assemble, gather together," from Latin frequentare "visit regularly; do frequently, repeat; assemble in throngs," from frequentem (see frequent (adj.)). Meaning "visit often" is from 1550s. Related: Frequented; frequenter; frequenting.

1. Bordeaux is on the main Paris-Madrid line so there are frequent trains.: 波爾多位于巴黎到馬德里的鐵路主干線上，來往列車頻繁。

2. There was frequent thunder and lightning, and torrential rain.: 雷電交加，大雨傾盆。

3. The jet-setting couple made frequent appearances in the gossip columns.: 這對穿梭于各國的富豪夫婦經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)在八卦專欄。

4. She gives frequent performances of her work, both at home and abroad.: 她經(jīng)常在國內(nèi)外演出自己的作品。

5. The engineer and his son held frequent consultations concerning technical problems.: 工程師和他的兒子經(jīng)常就技術(shù)問題互相征求意見。