thrice
gb/θɹˈaɪs/ us/θɹˈaɪs/
B2
Anglų
~ 6700
háromszor, három ízben, nagyon, rohadtul, baromi, háromszorosan, rendkívül, rettenetesen
B2
LITERARY
1
háromszor
A1
három ízben
C1
Vartosenos šablonas:
to do [something] thrice
The alarm sounded thrice before anyone reacted.
A riasztó háromszor szólalt meg, mielőtt bárki reagált volna.
He has visited the city thrice in the past year.
Az elmúlt évben háromszor járt a városban.
The medicine must be taken thrice daily after meals.
They tried thrice to fix the problem, but it kept returning.
She knocked thrice on the heavy wooden door.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The phone rang thrice and then stopped.
A telefon háromszor csörgött, aztán elhallgatott.
I watched that movie thrice last month.
A múlt hónapban háromszor megnéztem azt a filmet.
You should read the text thrice to understand it well.
The teacher called my name thrice.
He wrote the word thrice on the board.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may think 'thrice' is common in modern everyday English. In most contemporary contexts, native speakers say 'three times' instead. Learners may also confuse 'thrice' with 'third' or 'triple'; remember that 'thrice' describes how many times something happens, not order or multiplication.
Reikšmė
Three times; on three occasions
Kolokacijos
thrice daily
|thrice weekly
|thrice as much
|thrice as likely
|once, twice, thrice
Sinonimai
three times (Standard modern expression; neutral and more common in everyday speech.)
Antonimai
once (Indicates only a single occurrence instead of three occurrences.)
Temos
numbers
|time
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Three times; happening or done three times.
On three occasions or in three separate instances; three times.
C1
LITERARY
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
thrice [adjective/participle]
In the poet’s eyes, she was thrice blessed by fortune.
A költő szemében a sors rendkívül kegyes volt hozzá.
He left the council thrice disgraced and utterly alone.
Mélyen megszégyenülve és teljesen magára maradva távozott a tanácsból.
They sang of a thrice holy city that could never fall.
The general was portrayed as thrice-cursed for his betrayal.
Such a chance, he declared, was thrice welcome.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
In this old story, the hero is called thrice blessed.
Ebben a régi történetben a hőst háromszorosan áldottnak nevezik.
The writer says their love is thrice strong.
Az író szerint a szerelmük rendkívül erős.
The poem speaks of a thrice holy place.
The king is described as thrice noble in the book.
In the speech, he calls the plan thrice foolish.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may try to use 'thrice' as a general modern intensifier before any adjective, like *'thrice good'* or *'thrice happy'*. In contemporary English, this sounds strange or joking. It is mostly found in set literary or religious phrases such as 'thrice blessed' or 'thrice holy'.
Reikšmė
Very; extremely (literary intensifier)
Kolokacijos
thrice blessed
|thrice-cursed
|thrice holy
|thrice noble
Sinonimai
very (Most common modern intensifier; less dramatic and not literary in tone.)
Antonimai
slightly (Minimizes the degree of a quality instead of strongly increasing it.)
Temos
emphasis
|evaluation
|communication
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Used in some formal or old-style phrases to mean 'very' or 'extremely'.
Used mainly in fixed literary or rhetorical expressions to intensify an adjective or participle, meaning 'very' or 'extremely'.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
thrice
IPA
GB/θɹˈaɪs/
US/θɹˈaɪs/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
thrice (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (thrice)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: thrice
- Plural: thrices
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
once, twice, thrice
1/wˈʌns | twˈaɪs | θɹˈaɪs/
fixed phrase
Words for one, two, and three times
A set phrase listing the words for one time, two times, and three times.
Pavyzdžiai
- The teacher wrote 'once, twice, thrice' on the board to show the old words for how many times something happens.
- You sometimes hear people say 'once, twice, thrice' in a playful way when counting how many times they tried something.
thrice daily
1/θɹˈaɪs dˈeɪli/
fixed phrase
formal
Three times a day
Three times each day, often used for medicine or routine instructions.
Pavyzdžiai
- The label says to take the tablets thrice daily after meals.
- During the study, participants were asked to record their mood thrice daily.
thrice-blessed
1/θɹˈaɪs blˈɛst/
fixed phrase
literary
Extremely fortunate or favored
Very, very lucky or favored, especially in a formal or literary style.
Pavyzdžiai
- The narrator calls the peaceful island a thrice-blessed land.
- She felt thrice-blessed to have such kind friends around her.