相似英語詞彙辨析118:Only Chen's son criticized him. Chen's only son iticized him.Chen's son o
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在英語裏,我們經常會碰到only這個詞。它一般作副詞或形容詞用,作“僅僅”或“唯一”解。值得注意的是,它在句中往往可以放在不同的位置,句子的涵義隨着only位置的變化而變化。
第一句的意思是“只有老陳的兒子批評他”;第二句是“老陳的獨子批評他”;第三句是“老陳的兒子只不過批評他”(言外之意是並沒有打他或罵他”);第四句的意思是“老陳的兒子只批評他一個人”(並沒有批評其他人)。
第四句亦可寫作Chen's son criticized only him.把only 調至him之前,意思不變。第一、三句的only是副詞;第二、四句的only是形容詞。
從上列例句可以看出,更換某些詞在句中的位置往往會使句子產生不同的意義。初學英語者對類似的句子應加以注意,以免誤解原意。下面再舉數例,以見一斑:
Happily he did not die.
他幸而不死。
He did not die happily.
他不得好死。
I don't like wine very much.
我並不很喜歡喝酒。
I don't like very much wine.
我不想喝太多酒。
下面各例,請讀者自己揣摩其義:
He is standing still.(不動)
He is still standing.(仍然)
He told me yesterday what Charles said.(他説話的時間)
He told me what Charles said yesterday.(Charles説話的時間)
We heard from the policeman all about his escape.(我們從警察口中聽到)
We heard all about his from this policeman.(他從警察手裏逃走)
Please return before Monday all books that you have borrowed from the library.(還書時間)
Please return all books that you have borrowed from the library before Monday.(借書時間)
I often wake up during the night.(經常醒來)
I wake up often during the night.(經常在晚間)
He was not only a boy.(不單是個男孩)
He was only not a boy.(不是個男孩)