already

/ɔːlˈredi/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

已经；早已

释义与例句

adv. 已经；早已
before now or before the time being considered, often earlier than expected
  1. I have already booked our seats for the train.
    我已经订好了我们的火车座位。
  2. The shop was already closed when we arrived.
    我们到达时，商店已经关门了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Is it eight o'clock already? I must leave now.
    已经八点了吗？我现在得走了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 already 常放在 have/has/had 与过去分词之间，也放 be 后；不要与分开写的 all ready 混淆。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • yet 还；尚；已经
    already 常用于肯定句，表示“已经”，疑问句中带惊讶；yet 常用于否定句和疑问句，表示“还、尚”，通常放句末。
    Have you finished your homework yet? 你已经做完作业了吗？
  • all ready 完全准备好了
    already 是一个副词，表示“已经”；all ready 是 all 加形容词 ready，表示“全都准备好了”，两者意思不同。
    We are all ready to leave. 我们都准备好出发了。
常见搭配
  • already have 已经拥有；已经（后接过去分词构成完成时）
    We already have enough chairs for everyone. 我们已经有足够的椅子给每个人坐。
  • already know 已经知道
    She already knew the answer before the teacher finished the question. 老师还没把问题说完，她就已经知道答案了。
  • already begun 已经开始
    By the time we took our seats, the performance had already begun. 等我们入座时，演出已经开始了。