英语中的泛指和特指分别是什么意思?有什么区别? 英语
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【答案】 “泛指”:不带冠词的不可数名词和复数名词都可以表“泛指”,有些表“不定”概念的限定词(another,some,a few,most,enough,hundreds of,plenty of等 )也可以充当这个作用.例如:
I want to buy a book/some books.Books are of great use.Air is all around us.
I will stay there for a few days/another few days.
“特指”经常由定冠词(the)或表“特定”概念的限定词(物主代词,指示代词,名词所有格等)来充当.假如将“中国的第二大河流”说成 “China’s the second longest river” 是不妥当的,因为China’s 和the 在“特指”的概念上是重复的.“那个门破了的教室”既可以译成 “the classroom whose door is broken”也可以说成 “the classroom the door of which is broken”,因为 “door” 前应该有个表“特指”的限定词.同样,“with one’s help/ take one’s place” 可能在另一场合会变成“with the help of/ take the place of”.