often /ˈɔfn/ (比较级more often或oftener，最高级most often或oftenest) adv.经常，常常：I often go to school at six. 我经常六点钟去上学。How often does this magazine come out?这本杂志多长时间出一期? Occasionally we go to a concert, but much more often to the theatre.我们偶尔去听音乐会，看戏则多得多。as often as not = more often than not通常：As often as not when I make the effort to visit her, I wonder why I’ve even bothered. 在尽量拜访她的时候我时而询问自己我为什么要操这份心。