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Predominantly、Mainly、Mostly等英文副詞在句子裡所在位置的重要性
作者: Wallace
發布日期: 2020 / 12 / 23, |
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以下是與華樂絲合作過的客戶
英文副詞乃是用來修飾動詞、形容詞,以及其他的副詞本身,因此副詞的位置會大大影響一句話的意思。
或許您已經看過一些例句,告訴您正確安排only這類副詞所在位置的重要性,常見的例句有:
- Only I drive red cars; no one else drives them.
- I only drive red cars; I do not park them.
- I drive only red cars; I do not drive green cars.
- I drive red-only cars; I do not drive multicolored cars.
- I drive red cars only; I do not drive red motorcycles.
多數的作者都能在英文句子中將only放在正確的位置上,而這大概是因為文法書中太常以這個字作範例的關係,大家就自然比較熟悉。
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然而,在華樂絲的編修眾多案例中,不時就會看到其他的英文副詞被錯置的情形,其中最常見的就是predominantly、mainly、mostly三個字
讓我們來看看下面這個例句:
Eukaryote-specific rRNA is predominantly located on the surface of the ribosome.
這裡誤用predominantly來修飾located這個英文動詞,而實際上應該是要用它來修飾on the surface of the ribosome這個副詞片語才對,正確應為:「Eukaryote-specific rRNA is located predominantly on the surface of the ribosome.」
依我的經驗,這種類型的錯誤大多都是誤將副詞放在動詞之前,而非之後。
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以下幾個例句中也都是如此。
原句:
Under neutral conditions, the O-acyl isopeptides were predominantly converted to the corresponding monomeric amyloid β peptides.
編修後:
Under neutral conditions, the O-acyl isopeptides were converted predominantly to the corresponding monomeric amyloid β peptides.
原句:
Cystathionine β-synthase catalyzes the formation of H2S, which predominantly exists as SH– at physiological pH.
編修後:
Cystathionine β-synthase catalyzes the formation of H2S, which exists predominantly as SH– at physiological pH.
原句:
Most other anthropogenic emissions, such as emissions related to fossil fuel combustion, mainly occur in urban areas.
編修後:
Most other anthropogenic emissions, such as emissions related to fossil fuel combustion, occur mainly in urban areas.
原句:
Humans are mainly exposed to PAHs by three routes: digestion, inhalation and dermal contact.
編修後:
1. Humans are exposed to PAHs mainlyby three routes: digestion, inhalation and dermal contact.
2. Humans are exposed to PAHs by three main routes: digestion, inhalation and dermal contact.
原句:
The inhibitory activity of the plant extract was mostly due to coumarin.
編修後:
The inhibitory activity of the plant extract was due mostly to coumarin.
原句:
The evolution of H2O at 85–100 °C was mostly due to vaporization, whereas H2O evolution at 300–350 °C was mostly due to intramolecular H2O elimination.
編修後:
The evolution of H2O at 85–100 °C was due mostly to vaporization, whereas H2O evolution at 300–350 °C was due mostly to intramolecular H2O elimination.
以上是幾個比較好懂、能明確看出副詞位置正確與否的例子。
但是,「副詞位置」這種細微的錯誤是很有可能讓讀者與審閱者感到茫然,而且還會很容易讓文章的重點擺在糾正英文文法上的錯誤,導致看不見文章的意涵與研究意義。
所以,建議多花幾分鐘用電腦文字處理器(比如MS Word)的搜尋功能來確認您是否將這副詞都放在正確的位置了。
參考來源:
Coghill, Anne M., and Lorrin R. Garson. The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd ed. (Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2006), p. 45.
Cook, Claire Kehrwald, Line by Line: How to Improve Your Own Writing (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985), pp. 22–29.
Einsohn, Amy, The Copyeditor’s Handbook (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000), p. 360.
Garner, Bryan, Garner’s Modern American Usage, 3rd ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009), p. 592.
Stevens, Matthew, Subtleties of Scientific Style (Thornleigh, Australia: ScienceScape Editing, 2007), p. 47.
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