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[语法] 用 between 还是 among?

诺哈网2023-07-27 10:51:110

第243期

(每周六、日推送)

首先一点,between 和 among 都是介词。

Between 意为“在 (两个或两个以上的人事物) 之间”,例如:

*Trade between China and America has decreased sharply over the past three year.

过去三年中美间的贸易急剧下滑。

*There is a fence between the two gardens.

两个花园之间有一道栅栏。

而 Among 意为“在 (三个或三个以上的人事物) 之中”,例如:

*He saw a familiar face among the crowd.

他在人群中看见了一张熟悉的面孔。

Between 后面最常接两个单数或复数名词短语,而这两个名词(名词短语)之间用 and 连接起来,即 between A and B 的形式。例如:

*What’s the difference between cheetahs and leopards?

猎豹和花豹有何不同呢?

*There’s a strong connection/relationship between lung cancer and smoking.

肺癌和吸烟之间有强关联。

Between 也可接两个同样的人或事物,可以这样写:

* There is no significant difference between the two computers.

这两台电脑没有明显区别。

补充一点,Between 最常位在 connection、difference、distinction、link 和 relationship 等名词以及 choose、differentiate、distinguish 和 divide 等动词之后,例如:

*There’s a clear difference between the dialects in the two villiages.

这两个村的方言有明显的不同。

*John had to choose between the two women in his life.

面对生命中的两个女人,约翰必须从中作出选择。

*It’s important to distinguish between poisonous and edible mushrooms.

分清楚有毒蘑菇和可食用蘑菇至关重要。

Among 用来表示“在 (三个或三个以上的人事物) 之中”,用法跟 between 基本相同,例如:

*The policy has caused a lot of anger among students.

这项政策在学生中引起极大的愤怒)

*I count Robin among my closest friends.

我把罗宾当作我最要好的朋友之一。

另外,among others 和 among other things 也是两个常用短语,表示“除此之外”(包含这个事物),例如:

*Mary has worked as a tutor among others.

除了其他工作,玛丽现也做家教(即玛丽做了很多工作,家教是其中之一)。

对了,有时 among 也会用 amongst 替代,用法、含义都一样,但 amongst 略正式一些。

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