occasionally

時々；時折

入試の言い換え

• from time to time 時々 — ほぼ完全に置き換え可。文末に置くことが多い
• now and then 時々 — every now and then とも。会話で自然
• once in a while たまに — 頻度の低さがやや強い
• on occasion 時折 — 硬めの言い方。occasionally と完全同義
• every so often 時々 — 口語的。一定しない間隔で
• at times 時には — 「時には〜なこともある」と状態の変動を言うのに向く
• sometimes 時々 — やや頻度が高め。厳密な頻度が問われない文脈なら置き換え可

頻度の目安は always > usually > often > sometimes > occasionally > rarely/seldom > never。頻度を問う選択肢問題ではこの序列が根拠になる。

occasionally の類語

from time to time, now and then, once in a while, on occasion, every so often, at times, sometimes, now and again, here and there, infrequently, once, time, off and on, random, intermittently, at intervals, occasion, once and again, at various times, randomly, haphazardly, only when necessary, seldom, periodically, at odd times, only occasionally, in spots, by fits, fitfully, by catches, sporadically, irregularly, on divers occasions, by jerks, uncommonly, willy-nilly, by skips, at infrequent intervals, by snatches, willy nilly, discontinuously, brokenly, per saltum

occasionally の反意語

often, always, frequently

例文

• I am occasionally mistaken for being a woman.
  俺たまに女子って勘違いされることあるんだよね。
• The speaker occasionally referred to his notes.
  講演者は時折メモを参照した。
• Let's occasionally change where we go to eat out.
  いつもと変えてたまに外で食事しよう。

occasionally の言い換えを探すには

occasionally（時々）の類語・言い換え（パラフレーズ）を、日本語訳つきで関連度順に並べています。入試で狙われる言い換えパターン、ニュアンスの違い、語源、日本人がやりがちなワナも解説。英作文の語彙を増やしたいとき、長文読解で本文と選択肢の言い換えを見抜きたいときに使えます。