英语中 ever位置，为什么这个句子放中间而不是句尾？ Daddy won't know it was （ever) muddied (ever).

Question

Daddy won't know it was （ever) muddied .
Daddy won't know it was muddied (ever).

为什么ever要放在中间，而不是句尾！？

Answer 1

此处的 ever 称作中位状语。英语中的否定副词（如 not, neve, seldom 等）和频度副词（如 often, usually, ever 等）只能用作中位状语，即放在系动词后面、普通动词前面、情态动词/助动词与谓语动词中间。追问

This is my best birthday ever!
I promise to be nice to you for ever and ever.
那这两个句子为什么ever就放在句末呢？？

追答

第一句是 ever since（打那以后）的省略，第二句 for ever and ever 等于 forever，不属于频度副词的范畴。