VOA名师答疑2023 every day和everyday的用法

Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Yuna from Japan.

大家好! 本周《名师答疑》，我们回答来自日本的尤娜的问题。

I would like to know the difference between “everyday” and “every day.”

我想知道everyday和every day之间的区别。

Thank you.

谢谢。

Dear Yuna, people often confuse “everyday” (one word) and “every day” (two words) because they can be used in similar ways.

亲爱的尤娜，人们经常混淆everyday(一个单词)和every day(两个单词)，因为它们有相似的用法。

Let us start with the one word “everyday.”

首先讲everyday吧。

We use “everyday” (one word) as an adjective¹ to describe nouns².

我们用everyday(一个单词)作为形容词来描述名词。

Its meaning is something that happens regularly, from day to day.

它的意思是日复一日有规律地发生的事情。

My everyday schedule includes waking up early, going to the gym and making breakfast.

我每天的日程安排包括早起、去健身房和做早餐。

In this example, “everyday” (one word) describes the schedule or the plan of activities that happen every morning.

在这个例句中，everyday(一个单词)描述的是每天早上的日程安排或活动计划。

Another way we can use “everyday” as an adjective is to mean in an ordinary or usual way.

everyday作为形容词的另一个意思是"普通的"或"通常的"。

He wears sneakers as his everyday shoes.

他通常穿运动鞋。

In this statement, the sneakers are his usual shoes.

在这个句子中，运动鞋是他平时穿的鞋子。

Now let us look at the two-word form of “every day.”

现在让我们来看看由两个单词构成的every day。

This form is a grouping of two separate words, “every” (adjective) and “day” (noun).

这是由两个单独的词组成的：every(形容词)和day(名词)。

It means the same as the expression “each day.”

它和each day的意思一样。

We use “every day” (two words) as an adverb phrase to describe verbs, other adverbs and adjectives³.

我们用every day(两个词)作为副词短语，来描述动词、其他副词和形容词。

Compare these examples.

比较一下这些例句。

The children go to school every day.

孩子们每天都去上学。

Eating vegetables every day is important for our health.

每天吃蔬菜对我们的健康很重要。

In the first example, “every day” (two words) can be replaced by “every single day”, “each day” or even another expression like “every week” or “every month.”

在第一个例句中，every day(两个单词)可以替换为every single day、each day，甚至every week或every month等表达。

In the second example, “every day” (two words) describes how often we should eat our vegetables.

在第二个例句中，every day(两个词)描述了我们应该多长时间吃一次蔬菜。

Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Yuna.

尤娜，请告诉我们这些解释和例子是否对你有帮助。

Next week, we will answer a question from Melvin about “daily” and “everyday”.

下周，我们将回答马尔文提出的关于daily和everyday的问题。

If you are interested in how these expressions are similar or different, please come back next week to find out!

如果你想知道这些表达有什么异同，请下周继续关注我们的节目！

And that’s Ask a Teacher. I’m Faith Pirlo.

以上就是《名师答疑》。我是费思·皮尔洛。

1 adjective   

n.形容词；adj.形容词的，用作形容词的

参考例句：

• Don't apply that adjective to me.不要用那个字眼来形容我。
• The adjective loose has several senses. 形容词loose有几个义项。

2 nouns   

n.名词；名词( noun的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns. 法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Nouns join to form compounds. 名词和名词结合构成复合词。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 adjectives   

n.形容词( adjective的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We can form nouns from adjectives. 我们可以用形容词来构成名词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Attributive adjectives precede the noun. 定语形容词位于名词前。 来自《简明英汉词典》