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单词 wont
释义
wont
noun
formal
uk
/wəʊnt/us
/woʊnt/
as issomeone'swont
in the way that someone usually does:
像（某人）惯常的一样
Shearrivedanhourlate, as is her wont.她像往常一样晚到了一小时。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Habitual behaviour
  • ADL
  • atavism
  • atavistic
  • creature of habitidiom
  • custom
  • diet
  • habit
  • idiosyncrasy
  • idiosyncratic
  • leaning
  • penchant
  • practice
  • programme
  • ritualistic
  • ritualistically
  • ritualized
  • roll
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wont
adjective
formal
uk
/wəʊnt/us
/woʊnt/
be wont to dosomething
to often do something:
常做…
Thepreviouscitycouncilwas wont tooverspend.先前的市政会常常会超支。
Theyspentmuch of thetimereminiscingabout thewar, asoldsoldiersare wont to do.像老兵们常做的那样，他们把大部分时间用来回忆那场战争。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Habitual behaviour
  • ADL
  • atavism
  • atavistic
  • creature of habitidiom
  • custom
  • diet
  • habit
  • idiosyncrasy
  • idiosyncratic
  • leaning
  • penchant
  • practice
  • programme
  • ritualistic
  • ritualistically
  • ritualized
  • roll
  • routine
  • take tosomeone/something
  • tendency
See more results »
(Definition ofwontfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

wont| American Dictionary

wont
noun[U]
us
/wɔnt,woʊnt/
(used after apossessive)habitorcustom:
Mr. Rivers, as is his wont, hasaskedsomedifficultquestions.
(Definition ofwontfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwont

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Parents arewontto express strong preferences for different styles.
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My noble friend has made some precise and technical points, as is hiswontfrom time to time.
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He is always a formidable debater and sometimes, as is hiswont, he just made the best of some of his weaker points.
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One wore a climber's safety helmet; the other wore a woollen cap which he waswontto wear when he supported his favourite football team.
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I pause—in case anyone would like to show mirth as is theirwontwhen confronted with the truth.
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The matters before us are ones that, from time to time, have to be considered with a little more dispatch than is ourwont.
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Older statesmen arewontto surround the discussion of foreign affairs with a non-controversial atmosphere.
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No doubt they are seeking to protect their own sources, as is theirwont.
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I suppose that politicians arewontto raid one another's speeches to find elegant words to make particular points.
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Have we any right to expect that it will be theirwontnow, and if not, must there not be difficulties whichever way we turn?
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She was both concise and poetic, as is herwont.
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I shall be brief, as is mywont.
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I have given way a number of times, as is mywont.
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He has had to sit quiet all evening, and, as is often hiswont, no doubt he will sit quiet through this debate.
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In our case, the press—as is theirwont—decided that someone or something must be to blame.
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