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■ as well as

1) 一般都熟知 as well as 常常用于并列多个概念(这些概念可以表现为名词、代词、形容词、副词、介词短语,甚至谓语动词,as well as 后面的一个概念通常是已知的或是作为衬托的,重点往往在前一个概念上)。

  • He gave me clothes as well as food.他给了我食物还给了衣服。
  • I can't carry his bags as well as my own.我拿了自己的箱子,就拿不了他的。
  • It has symbolic as well as economic significance.它既有经济意义,也有象征意义。
  • He designs as well as makes fashionable dresses.他既裁制时装,也设计时装。

但是,as well as 有时候的作用不在于并列概念,而是表示两者的相似。

  • Women, as well as men, have a fundamental right to work.妇女和男子一样,也有参加工作的基本权利。

此时 as well as 甚至可以像 than 或 as 那样连接一个有谓语动词的不完整的从句。

  • Although IQ tests were not originally intended for use in business, studies have shown that these instruments predict work performance at least as well as competency interviews do.尽管智商测验原先不是为了用于工作业务,但是一些调研结果显示,这些手段起码能够同能力面试一样预示工作业绩。

另外,as well as 究竟是表示并列还是比较,以及拿什么同什么相比或并列,要看全文。

  • A new study has found that a diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy lowers blood pressure as well as drugs.不是拿 blood pressure 与 drugs 并列,也不是拿来相比较,而是拿 a diet of... 与 drugs 相比较(一项新近的研究发现,由水果、全麦和低脂乳制品组成的食谱,可以同药物一样降低血压)。

2) 此外,由于 as well as 的原意是“同…一样好”,有时候这个原意仍然保留,就可能产生歧义,例如:

  • Jennifer plays the violin as well as Sylvia.

这一句可以是“詹尼弗也同西尔维亚一样拉小提琴”,也可以是“詹尼弗拉小提琴同西尔维亚一样好”。为了避免歧义,如果意思是前者,可以改为 Both Jennifer and Sylvia play the violin,如果意思是后者,可以改为 Jennifer and Sylvia play the violin equally well.

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