c. 1300, "established practice, custom," from Anglo-French and Old French usage "custom, habit, experience; taxes levied," from us, from Latin usus "use, custom" (see use (v.)). From late 14c. as "service, use, act of using something."
雙語例句
1. The word "undertaker" had long been in common usage.
undertaker一詞早已廣泛使用。
來自柯林斯例句
2. It's not a word in common usage .
這不是一個(gè)常用詞。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. The wrong pronunciation of the word is sanctioned by public usage.
人們接受了這個(gè)字的錯(cuò)誤讀法,因?yàn)榇蠹叶歼@樣念.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. She lays a lot of emphasis on the usage of prepositions.
她把重點(diǎn)放在介詞的使用上.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. I am clear about the usage of this word at last.