在英文裡,提到"似乎"這個詞,大概會出現以下三個單字:appear、seem、look。
前言
雖說國中上課時,老師提到這個部分,多半把appear、seems放在一起,而look(看起來)則是放在連綴動詞的單元。
但是我個人認為,look當作"看起來"的時候,說話者往往是以一種猜測的語氣,大概有60~80%的把握,而非絕對(100%)的說法,這不跟"似乎"這個詞所代表的意義雷同?加上look的用法和appear、seems類似,因此我常常將appear、seems、look這三個單字一起說明。
本篇就來看看這個單子的用法
我先列出這三者的用法:
一、seem, look, appear+形容詞(似連綴動詞)
二、seem, appear to + 動詞
三、It seems like /It looks like + 子句
四、It seems that / It apears that + 子句
seem, look, appear+形容詞
相似之處:seem, look, appear+形容詞
這三個單字,後面都可以直接加形容詞
舉例來說:
1、The sky seems clear today.
今天的天空看起來很晴朗。
2、The situation appears serious.
情況似乎很嚴重
3、The flowers look beautiful in the garden.
在花園裡的花看起來很漂亮。
提到動詞後面直接加形容詞的用法,你會想到什麼?
沒錯,就是連綴動詞。
關於連綴動詞的用法與介紹,請看這篇:連綴動詞
seem, appear to + 動詞
seem, appear to + 動詞。似乎發生……(事情已經發生)
舉例來說:
She seems to enjoy swimming in the pool.
她似乎很喜歡在泳池裡游泳。
The cat appears to sleep peacefully on the couch.
貓咪似乎安詳地睡在沙發上
再來,我們來聊聊seem, appear to+完成式。
我們來比較這兩組句子的差異:
1、She appears to forget her keys at home.
2、She appears to have forgotten her keys at home.
她似乎把鑰匙忘在家裡了。
這兩者句子的翻譯幾乎一樣,忘記鑰匙都是"已經發生的事情"。硬要說的話:
1、She appears to forget her keys at home. 通常是指動作的一般性和重複性。換句話說,可能暗示她常常忘記鑰匙。
2、She appears to have forgotten her keys at home. 通常暗示著她已經忘記了鑰匙,並且此時此刻可能再尋者鑰匙,且目前受到這件事的影響。
老實說,看的懂、聽得懂就好,不用拘泥在這。
It seems like/ It looks like + 子句
It seems like / It looks like + 子句
It seems like / It looks like 看起來似乎 ……
直接舉例:
1、It seems like Andy was very angry about that. 看來安迪對此非常生氣。
2、It looks like the new restaurant in town is quite popular. 看來城裡的新餐廳很受歡迎。
It apears that/It seems that+子句
例句:
1、It seems that the traffic is heavier than usual today.
看來今天的交通比平常更擁擠。
2、It appears that we've lost power; none of the lights are working.
看來我們已經失去動力了; 所有燈都不亮。
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