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u·su·al AHD[yo͞o′zho͞o-əl] D.J.[ˈjuːʒuːəl]K.K.[ˈjuʒuəl]adj.（形容词）- Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed:通常的，平常的：经常碰到的、经历的或奉行的：the usual summer heat.常有的暑热
- Regularly or customarily used:惯常的，惯例的：经常或习惯上使用的：ended the speech with the usual expressions of thanks.用惯常的感谢方式结束了讲演
- In conformity with regular practice or procedure:惯例的：与平常的习俗和程序相一致的：Come at the usual time.跟往常一样的时间过来
as usual - As commonly or habitually happens:照例：和平常或习惯一样：As usual, I slept late that Saturday morning.和平时一样，那个星期六早晨我起得很迟
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French usuel 源自 古法语 usuel
- from Late Latin ūsuālis 源自 后期拉丁语 ūsuālis
- from Latin ūsus [use] [from past participle of] ūtī [to use] 源自 拉丁语 ūsus [使用] 源自ūtī的过去分词 [使用]
uʹsually adv.（副词）uʹsualness n.（名词）usual, habitual, customary, accustomed- These adjectives apply to what is expected or familiar because it occurs frequently or recurs regularly.这些形容词是指其事是可预见的或熟悉的，因为它是经常发生的或有规律地发生的。
- Usual describes what accords with normal, common, or ordinary practice or procedure: Usual 是修饰那些与平常的、普通的或一般习惯或程序相一致的人、事或物： "The parson said the usual things about the sea—its blueness . . . its beauty" (George du Maurier). “牧师讲述了海的通常特点——如它的蓝色…它的美丽” （乔治·杜·莫里耶）。
- Habitual implies repetition and force of habit: Habitual 指重复和习惯力量： "He who permits himself to tell a lie once,finds it much easier to do it a second and third time,till at length it becomes habitual" (Thomas Jefferson). “一个人如果允许自己撒了一次谎，他就会发现撒第二次、第三次谎容易得多，直到形成习惯” （托马斯·杰菲逊）。
- Customary andaccustomed refer to conformity with the prevailing customs or conventions of a group or with an individual's own established practice: Customary 和accustomed 是指与盛行的习惯或一个团体的习俗与个人约定俗成的习惯一致的： "It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions" (Thomas H. Huxley). “新真理的通常命运是开始被视作异端，到最后又被视作迷信” （汤玛土·H·赫胥黎）。 She resolved the difficulty with her accustomed resourcefulness and tact. 她用她惯常的机敏和圆滑解决了这个难题
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