在寫作時我們常需要利用比較、對比連接詞來連接前後相反的句子,以表達語氣的轉折,就類似中文當中的「雖然…但是」「然而」。除了But以外還有什麼英文連接詞可以用?以下整理了5個常用的英文對比連結詞的用法、差異和例句:But、Although、Nevertheless、However及In Contrast ,一次搞動英文對比連結詞就看這一篇!英文寫作時別再搞混了!
本文目錄:
Nevertheless 然而、不過、仍然
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Nevertheless(或是nonetheless)解作「然而、不過、仍然」,但是它並不是動詞,而是連接副詞(Conjunctive Adverb),主要用在句子開頭。
例句:
- Nevertheless, many people were injured in the accident. (然而,很多人在意外中受傷。)
- We brought along the umbrella, but we got wet nevertheless. (雖然我們帶了雨傘,但我們仍然濕透了。)
注意:
- Nevertheless 和 Nonetheless 都是「然而、不過」的意思,但普遍而言Nevertheless較為常用,而且Nevertheless於比較主動句(Active Voice)較常見。而Nonetheless則會較多使用在被動句(Passive Voice)。
- Nevertheless與However最大的分別是Nevertheless的表達較強烈和正式。
But 然而、但是、不過
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「但是」的英文很多人會先想到 But 這個單字,But有很多不同的詞性,它可以是連接詞(Conjunction)或者副詞(Adverb),更可以是介詞(Preposition)。不過,But最常見的用法是用作並列連接詞 (Coordinating Conjunction),用來連接2個意義相反的單字、短語或是子句。
- 連接單字:The car is big, but cheap. (這輛車很大,但是很便宜。)
- 連接短語: She has a beautiful appearance, but a bad temper. (她擁有美麗的外表,然而脾氣很壞。)
- 連接子句: Wendy is sick, but she still comes to my birthday party. (Wendy生病了,但是她還是來了我的生日派對。)
注意:
- 跟在but後面的子句如果較長的話,需要在它前面加上逗號,用作語句停頓和分隔2個完整句子,避免讀者混淆句意。否則,可以省略逗號。例如:The car is big but cheap.
- 我們不可用however作連接詞來取代but。例如:
- The car is big but cheap. (✓)
- The car is big however cheap. (✘)
Although 雖然、不過
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Although(或是though)解作「雖然、不過」也可以用作對比,但是與but不同的是,它們是附屬連接詞(Subordinating Conjunctions),用以連接主子句和附屬子句。Although可以放在句子開首或是句子中間,若它放在句子中間,它前面不用加上逗號。
- Tim is smart although he is just 5 years old. (雖然Tim只有5歲,但是他很聰明。)
- Raymond and James are close friends although they are studying in different schools. (雖然Raymond和James讀不同的學校,但是他們是很親近的朋友。)
注意:
- Although和Though的意思是一樣,只是Although在書寫上較常見,而Though則較常在口語或會話上使用。
- 一般而言,Although在語意上較But正式,
- But跟Although的用法不同,因為它們是2種不同的連接詞(Conjunction)。But作為並列連接詞 (Coordinating Conjunction)只能連接2個相同語法類型的項目,即是:
- 單字和單字:The car is big, but cheap.
- 短語和短語: She has a beautiful appearance, but a bad temper.
- 子句和子句:Wendy is sick, but she still comes to my birthday party.
- 使用Although或Though的時候,主子句和附屬子句的次序不可掉轉。
- We all feel happy although we lose the game. (✓)
- Although we lose the game, we all feel happy. (✓)
- We lose the game, but we all feel happy. (✓)
- But we lose the game, we all feel happy. (✘)
- 我們在中文當中常說「雖然…但是…」但在英文當中,Although和But是不可以放在同一句句子內使用的!
- Although we lose the game, but we all feel happy. (✘)
However 然而、可是、不管怎樣
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However 的中文是「然而、可是、不管怎樣」用來表達前後句意義相反的副詞(Adverb),用來連接2句獨立的句子,意思跟but類似,但But是用來連接2句子句。However的用法與Nevertheless比較相似,只是沒有前者在語氣強調上那麼強烈。另外However較Nevertheless常用。
例句:
- We practice hard for the competition. However, we lose. (我們為比賽很用心地練習,可是輸了。)
- I must buy this computer however expensive it is. (我一定會買這部電腦,不管它有多昂貴。)
注意:
- 若把However放在句首使用,後面必須加上逗號。
In Contrast 相反
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In Contrast是一個短語(Phrase),中文可解作「相對來看」「與…相反」,它較常在句首出現,In contrast 後面須加上逗號。它亦可以與with或是to使用,即In contrast with或是In contrast to。
- In contrast to recession, ABC company earned a lot in the beginning of the year. (與經濟衰退相反,ABC公司在年頭賺了很多錢。)
- ABC company earned a lot in the beginning of the year, in contrast with XYZ company. (與XYZ公司相比,ABC公司在年頭賺了很多錢。)
- In contrast, Jennie attend classes punctually. (相反,Jennie很準時上課。)
單元練習
剛剛學完5個常用的對比連接詞後,你還記得它們怎麼用嗎?我們一起趕快來複習一下今天學的內容吧!
- ( However / Although / In contrast) she felt really tired after work, she went to Jane’s birthday party yesterday.
- I was there by 7 o’clock. ( Although / Nevertheless / However ), none of my friends arrived on time.
- Hong Kong is small, ( in contrast to / nevertheless / but ) it has 7 millions of population.
- There are lots of talents fighting for that position. ( Nevertheless / In contrast with / Although ), only 1 of them can be the winner.
- Benny is a shy boy. ( Although / But / In contrast), Jason, his brother is very outgoing.
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