时而

• 拼音: shí ér
• 汉字拆解: 时 = time; 而 = and, then — sometimes, from time to time

含义

Sometimes; from time to time; now and then. An adverb indicating intermittent or occasional occurrence.

Often used in literary or descriptive writing to show alternation or variation. Commonly appears in pairs: 时而...时而... (sometimes...sometimes...) to describe alternating states or actions. More literary than 有时候.

例句

1. 天气时而晴朗，时而阴沉。
2. 他时而沉默，时而滔滔不绝。
3. 海面上时而平静，时而波涛汹涌。

用法指南

语境: descriptive, written, formal

语气: elegant

正确说法

• 她时而微笑，时而叹息。(She sometimes smiled, sometimes sighed.)
• 风时而轻柔，时而猛烈。(The wind was sometimes gentle, sometimes fierce.)

错误说法

• 日常口语用'有时候'更自然 (In everyday speech, use 有时候 — 时而 sounds literary)

起源与历史

Compound of 时 (time) + 而 (and, then). Creates an adverb meaning 'at times' or 'now and then.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Educated