ubiquitous

ubiquitous — 形容詞

1. found or seen in a great many different places at once, so that it becomes a fam

1.形容詞B2
釋義

無所不在的

到處都存在；極為普遍

found or seen in a great many different places at once, so that it becomes a familiar part of everyday life that you cannot easily avoid.

例句

Smartphones have grown so ubiquitous that even young children carry them to school.

智慧型手機變得如此無所不在，連小孩子都會帶去學校。

ubiquitous + so…that clause

Adaeze noticed that advertisements for the same game were ubiquitous on every website she visited.

Adaeze 發現同一款遊戲的廣告在他瀏覽的每個網站上無所不在。

be ubiquitous + on [platform/site]

同義詞
  • pervasive

    stronger than ubiquitous — suggests spreading through every part of something, often negatively (e.g. 'pervasive corruption')

  • omnipresent

    more formal and absolute; implies being present everywhere at all times, often used in religious or philosophical contexts

  • widespread

    less formal; means found over a large area but not necessarily in every single place

  • rampant

    negative connotation; suggests uncontrolled and undesirable spread (e.g. 'rampant inflation')

反義詞
  • rare

    the most direct opposite — seldom found or seen

  • scarce

    limited in availability; hard to find

文法句型

be + ubiquitous

become + ubiquitous

seemingly + ubiquitous + noun

用法筆記

Frequently used in the predicate position after 'be' or 'become' (e.g. 'has become ubiquitous'). Because the strict meaning ('truly everywhere') rarely applies literally, common modifiers include 'almost', 'practically', and 'seemingly'.

常見錯誤

❌This flower is ubiquitous in my garden.
✅This flower is common in my garden.
💡'ubiquitous' means found everywhere, not just frequently in one place.
❌The author's style is ubiquitous in this chapter.
✅The author's style is consistent throughout this chapter.
💡'ubiquitous' applies to physical or figurative presence across many settings, not variation within a single work.