normally
Describes actions or states that occur in a regular, standard, or expected manner under typical conditions. In academic and statistical contexts, it specifically refers to a distribution where data points cluster symmetrically around a central mean.
例文
3 / 5I normally take the train to the city, but the scheduled maintenance forced me to drive today.
I usually take the train to the city, but the scheduled maintenance forced me to drive today.
Under standard operating procedures, all sensitive documents are normally archived after three years.
According to official rules, sensitive documents are usually archived after three years.
I don't normally drink coffee this late, but I have a huge deadline tomorrow.
I don't usually drink coffee this late, but I have a huge deadline tomorrow.
語族
覚え方のコツ
Think of a 'Norm'. A 'Norm' is a rule or a social standard. To do something 'normally' is to follow the 'Norm'.
クイックテスト
In a large population, height is _____ distributed, meaning most people are of average height.
正解!
正解は: normally
例文
I normally take the train to the city, but the scheduled maintenance forced me to drive today.
everydayI usually take the train to the city, but the scheduled maintenance forced me to drive today.
Under standard operating procedures, all sensitive documents are normally archived after three years.
formalAccording to official rules, sensitive documents are usually archived after three years.
I don't normally drink coffee this late, but I have a huge deadline tomorrow.
informalI don't usually drink coffee this late, but I have a huge deadline tomorrow.
The error terms in the regression model are assumed to be normally distributed with a mean of zero.
academicThe errors in the model are expected to follow a symmetrical bell curve around zero.
Our quarterly reviews are normally scheduled for the first Monday of the month.
businessOur quarterly reviews are typically set for the first Monday of the month.
語族
よく使う組み合わせ
よく使うフレーズ
normally speaking
in a typical situation
as is normally the case
as it usually happens
back to functioning normally
returned to its standard state
よく混同される語
'Usually' refers primarily to frequency, while 'normally' implies adherence to a standard or a 'norm'.
'Commonly' suggests something is done by many people, whereas 'normally' suggests something is the expected state.
使い方のコツ
In academic writing, use 'normally' to describe data distributions (the bell curve) or the expected behavior of a system. As a sentence adverb, it often appears at the beginning of a sentence to set the baseline for what follows.
よくある間違い
Learners sometimes place 'normally' after the main verb (e.g., 'I eat normally breakfast') instead of before it or between the auxiliary and the main verb ('I normally eat' or 'I would normally eat').
覚え方のコツ
Think of a 'Norm'. A 'Norm' is a rule or a social standard. To do something 'normally' is to follow the 'Norm'.
語源
Derived from the Latin 'normalis', meaning 'made according to a carpenter's square,' implying straightness and adherence to a pattern.
文法パターン
文化的な背景
In Western scientific and statistical contexts, 'normally' is intrinsically linked to the Gaussian (bell) curve, which is the foundational assumption for many social and physical measurements.
クイックテスト
In a large population, height is _____ distributed, meaning most people are of average height.
正解!
正解は: normally
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