from time to time
/frəm ˌtaɪm tə ˈtaɪm/NEUTRAL · B2
日本語では近い表現
時折
意味
occasionally, without a regular pattern
不規則にときどき.
例文
- 1We still exchange postcards from time to time, although months can pass between them.
- 2From time to time, a fox visits our garden, but we never know when to expect it.
- 3My old teacher writes from time to time; her last two letters arrived three months apart.
- 4Most pages print perfectly, but from time to time a blank sheet appears among them.
- 5We usually have fruit after dinner, but from time to time we share a box of chocolates.
文法
固定した副詞句。time を冠詞なしの単数で繰り返し、from と to を使う
似た意味の表現
「時間」の他のイディオム
このテーマの20個とテストへ →20テーマ・400のイディオムを、忘れさせない復習と一緒に
ここではいくつかの質問だけ。アプリなら16の練習モード、日本語の近い表現、復習のタイミングを教えてくれる間隔反復があります。
