单词 | 本书 |
释义 | 〔Goren〕American contract bridge expert who developed a point-count system of bidding and wrote more than 50 books about the game.戈伦,查尔斯·亨利:(1901-1991) 美国桥牌专家,他发明了叫牌的计分方法,并写了50多本书介绍该游戏〔from〕a note from the teacher; taking a book from the shelf.老师写的条;从架子上拿本书〔bolthole〕"The book offered exotic escape, but one could imagine more alluring boltholes than an ascetic all-male community"(Anthony Burgess)“本书提供了一个奇异的逃避方法,但是人们可以设想一种比全部由男性组成的禁欲团体更具诱惑力的逃避方式”(安东尼·伯吉斯)〔whatever〕Bothwhatever and what ever can be used in sentences such as Whatever (or What ever ) made her say that? Critics have occasionally objected to the one-word form,but it is supported by extensive precedent in reputable writing.The same is true of the formswhoever, whenever, wherever, and however when these expressions are used similarly. In adjectival uses only the one-word form is used:Take whatever (not what ever ) books you need. ? When a clause beginning withwhatever is the subject of a sentence, no comma should be used: Whatever you do is right. Otherwise, a comma may be used:Whatever you do, don't burn the toast. ? When the phrase preceding a restrictive clause is introduced bywhichever or whatever, that should not be used in formal writing. It is regarded as incorrect to writewhatever book that you want to look at; one should write insteadWhatever book you want to look at will be sent to your office or Whichever book costs less (not that costs less ) is fine with us. See Usage Note at however ,that whatever 和 what ever 这两个词都可用在例如 Whatever (或 What ever ) made her say that?(究竟是什么使得她说那样的话?) 这样的句子里。 批评家们经常反对单一词形,但有声望作品的大量先例却支持了单词形式。同样地,当whoever, whenever, wherever 及 however 这些表述被用于类似情况时,其情形也是如此。 用作定语时只用单词形式:Take whatever (不是 what ever ) books you need。(拿那些你要的书) ? whatever 为句首的从句作句子主语时,不能用逗号: Whatever you do is right(无论你做什么都是对的)。 在其他情况可以用逗号:Whatever you do, don't burn the toast(不管你做什么,不要烤糊了吐司) ? 当先于一限定性从句的短语是由whichever 或 whatever引入时, that不能用在正式文体中。 这样的句子:whatever book that you want to look at(无论哪本你想看的书) 是被看作不正确的; 相反应该是Whatever book you want to look at will be sent to your office(你想看的任何一本书都将会送到你的办公室去) 或者 Whichever book costs less (不是 that costs less ) is fine with us(花费少一些的书比较适合我们) 参见 however,that〔pocketbook〕The link between the senses "billfold, purse,” and "pocket-sized book" of the wordpocketbook can be clarified with a little historical information. The compound is first recorded in 1617 in the sense of "a small book designed to be carried in a pocket.”It is only recently that such books have looked like the paperbound books we are familiar with;these early paperbacks were bound like any book but were smaller in size.The next recorded use ofpocketbook (1685) is again for a book designed to fit in the pocket but this time used for notes or memoranda.The same word was then applied to a case that was shaped like a bookand in which money or papers could be kept.Finally, the wordpocketbook was transferred to yet another container for keeping things, a purse or handbag,rarely fitting in the pocketand not necessarily shaped like a book.Pocketbook 一词的两种词义“钱夹,手袋”和“口袋大小的书”之间的关联通过一点历史知识予以澄清。 这一复合词在1617年被首次记录为“被设计放在口袋里携带的一本小书”的意思。只是到不久前这种书看上去才象我们所熟悉的纸质封皮的书籍;这些早期的纸皮书装订得除了大尺寸上小点之外与其它书都一样。Pocketbook (1685年)的下一个记录下来的用法又是指设计的以适合口袋大小的书, 但这次它却被用来做笔记或便笺。这一词后来又被用来指定形为本书一样的盒子,并且里面可以存放钱或纸张。最后,pocketbook 这个词又转指另一种存放物品的容纳物, 比如一只手袋或手提包,它很少会放得进口袋,形状也不一定象书。 |
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