三者形式相似,但用法不同,區(qū)別如下:
(1) sometime 意為“某個(gè)時(shí)候”,此時(shí)也可寫成 some time (即分開寫):
I will go home sometime [some time] next week. 下個(gè)星期的某個(gè)時(shí)候我要回家。
(2) some time 作為副詞詞組,意為“某個(gè)時(shí)候”(= sometime);作為名詞詞組,意為“一段時(shí)間”(不能寫成 sometime):
I will write again some time. 我回頭再給你寫信。
We lived in the country for some time. 我們在農(nóng)村住過一段時(shí)間。
(3) sometimes 意為“有時(shí)”:
He sometimes comes very late. 他有時(shí)來得很遲。