often: [14] Oft was the Old English word for ‘often’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic adverb of unknown origin, which also produced German oft, Swedish ofta, and Danish ofte. In early Middle English it was extended to ofte. This developed a form often before vowels and h, which by the 16th century had begun to oust oft(e).
often (adv.)
c. 1300, extended form of oft, originally before vowels and h-, probably by influence of Middle English selden "seldom." In common use from 16c., replacing oft.
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1. Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.
美国早期的风向标大多截自平直的木板。
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2. Students often travel hundreds of miles to get here.
学生常常赶数百英里的路来到这里。
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3. If a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often.
婴儿要是渴了，就会吃得更频繁。
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4. All too often they become enmeshed in deadening routines.
他们时常陷入枯燥的日常事务之中。
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5. The manifesto is long-winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted.