monthly
monthly — adjective
1. happening, appearing, or being done once in each month, as part of a regular sch
happening, appearing, or being done once in each month, as part of a regular schedule.
The team holds a monthly meeting to discuss the project's progress.
monthly + noun (meeting, report, fee)
Shirin pays a monthly fee for her unlimited bus pass.
Aoi receives a monthly newsletter from the gardening club.
The library's monthly book sale attracted dozens of visitors.
文法句型
monthly + noun
用法筆記
Used only before a noun; cannot be used after a linking verb like 'is' or 'seems'. For example, you can say 'a monthly report' but not 'the report is monthly' — use 'the report comes out monthly' instead.
2. describes money that is set or required for a single month's use, such as rent,
describes money that is set or required for a single month's use, such as rent, a salary, or an insurance premium.
Christopher's monthly rent is due on the first of each month.
monthly + rent / salary / premium for money paid per month
The loan agreement sets a fixed monthly payment of eight hundred dollars.
Renata calculated her monthly expenses on a simple spreadsheet.
A monthly travel pass costs less than buying single tickets every day.
- per-month
informal hyphenated form, e.g. 'a per-month rate'
文法句型
monthly + noun (payment, salary, rent, premium)
用法筆記
Common with financial terms such as rent, salary, payment, premium, fee, and interest. Unlike sense 1, which focuses on frequency, this sense focuses on the duration or calculation period for money.
常見錯誤
monthly — noun
1. a magazine or similar publication that is printed and sold once every month.
a magazine or similar publication that is printed and sold once every month.
Walid subscribed to a popular fashion monthly for his teenage daughter.
countable: a / an + monthly
Nia picked up a gardening monthly at the train station newsstand.
The library stocks over fifty different monthlies on its magazine rack.
Romi writes a food column for a literary monthly based in Taipei.
- magazine
broader — can be weekly, monthly, or quarterly
- periodical
more formal; covers any publication at regular intervals
- journal
usually academic or professional, not general-interest
文法句型
a / an + monthly
monthly + of + topic
用法筆記
The plural form is 'monthlies'. This noun is a shortening of 'monthly magazine' or 'monthly publication'.
monthly — adverb
1. one time in every month; happening or being done each month.
one time in every month; happening or being done each month.
The international team meets monthly to review progress across all offices.
verb + monthly (frequency adverb after verb)
Élise visits her grandmother monthly, always on the first Sunday.
Romi pays the insurance premium monthly rather than yearly.
Monthly, the finance team sends a summary to all department heads.
The blog is updated monthly with new recipes and cooking tips.
- every month
equivalent but more common in informal spoken English
- once a month
emphasizes the single occurrence per cycle
- by the month
usually relates to payment or hire, not general frequency
文法句型
verb + monthly
monthly + verb (at start of clause)
用法筆記
Position is flexible: most common after the verb ('pay monthly'), but can also appear at the front of a sentence for emphasis ('Monthly, we review the budget'). Unlike the adjective form, this adverb never appears before a noun.