hourly

hourly — adjective

1. Happening or done at regular intervals of sixty minutes throughout a day.

1.形容詞B1
釋義

Happening or done at regular intervals of sixty minutes throughout a day.

例句

The hourly weather report on channel 5 helps Walid plan his fishing trips.

attributive: hourly + noun (report)

Nurses at City Hospital do an hourly check on every patient in the ward.

同義詞
  • regular

    Much broader; can mean at any fixed interval (daily, weekly, etc.), not specifically every hour.

  • round-the-clock

    Means continuous (24 hours a day), not once per hour. Much stronger in meaning.

文法句型

hourly + noun

用法筆記

Typically used before a noun. Common with scheduled transport, medical checks, and media broadcasts.

常見錯誤

❌The bus runs every hourly.
✅The bus runs hourly.
💡'Every' is redundant because 'hourly' already means 'once every hour'.

2. Relating to or calculated at a rate per hour of work or service, such as a wage,

2.形容詞B1
釋義

Relating to or calculated at a rate per hour of work or service, such as a wage, fee, or charge.

例句

Christopher earns an hourly wage of fifteen dollars at the campus bookstore.

collocation: hourly wage

The lawyer charges an hourly fee that starts at two hundred and fifty pounds.

collocation: hourly fee

同義詞
  • per-hour

    Equivalent in meaning but less common as an attributive adjective; 'per-hour charge' feels more technical.

  • by-the-hour

    Informal equivalent, often hyphenated. 'He prefers by-the-hour work.'

反義詞
  • salaried

    Paid a fixed annual amount regardless of hours worked, opposite of hourly wage basis.

文法句型

hourly + noun (wage, fee, rate, pay)

用法筆記

Only used attributively (before a noun). Most common with wage, fee, rate, pay, and charge.

常見錯誤

❌She is paid hourly wage.
✅She is paid an hourly wage.' or 'She is paid by the hour.
💡'Hourly wage' requires a determiner when used as a noun phrase.

hourly — adverb