more often than not

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. Usually; more than half the time; more likely to be the case than not to be the case. comparative-only,idiomatic
    — Near-synonyms: commonly, frequently; usually; see also Thesaurus:usually

词形变化

more often than naught alternative more often than nought alternative

词源

Origin obscure. Semantically equivalent to, and often understood as, an ellipsis of more often than not so. Possibly sometimes understood as more often than zero (see nought and naught), especially in reference to scales or gauges where mark zero represents the midpoint of measurement or frequency.
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