英语词汇only focusing adverbial的意思、翻译、用法及例句-英语用法大全

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only : focusing adverbial545 only: focusing adverbialOnly can be used as a focusing adverbial (199). It can refer to different parts of a sentence.1referring to the subjectOnly normally comes before a subject that it refers to.Only you could do a thing like that.Only my mother really understands me.2referring to other parts of a sentenceWhen only refers to another part of a sentence, it often goes in 'mid-position' with the verb (200 for details).She only reads biographies.I only like swimming in the sea.She is only on duty on Tuesdays.I've only been to India once.She was only talking like that because she was nervous.3ambiguous sentencesSometimes sentences with only are ambiguous (they can be understood in more than one way).I only kissed your sister last night. (The sense can be 'only kissed', 'only your sister' or 'only last night'.)In speech, the meaning is usually clear because the speaker stresses the part of the sentence that only refers to. Even in writing, the context generally stops sentences like these from being really ambiguous. However, if necessary only can be put directly before the object, complement or adverbial expression that it refers to. This is generally rather formal. Compare:They only play poker on Saturday nights. (could be ambiguous)They play only poker on Saturday nights.They play poker only on Saturday nights.The meaning can also be made more precise with a relative structure.Poker is the only game (that) they play on Saturday nights.Saturday nights are the only time (that) they play poker.4only today, etcOnly with a time expression can mean 'as recently as' or 'not before'.I saw her only today – she looks much better.Only then did she realise what she had agreed to.My shoes will only be ready on Friday.For inverted word order after only, as in the last example but one, 270.7.Only can also be a determiner in a noun phrase (e.g. You are my only real friend).Previous Next

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释义	Contents overview only : focusing adverbialWord Problems from A to Z545 only: focusing adverbialOnly can be used as a focusing adverbial (199). It can refer to different parts of a sentence.1referring to the subjectOnly normally comes before a subject that it refers to.Only you could do a thing like that.Only my mother really understands me.2referring to other parts of a sentenceWhen only refers to another part of a sentence, it often goes in 'mid-position' with the verb (200 for details).She only reads biographies.I only like swimming in the sea.She is only on duty on Tuesdays.I've only been to India once.She was only talking like that because she was nervous.3ambiguous sentencesSometimes sentences with only are ambiguous (they can be understood in more than one way).I only kissed your sister last night. (The sense can be 'only kissed', 'only your sister' or 'only last night'.)In speech, the meaning is usually clear because the speaker stresses the part of the sentence that only refers to. Even in writing, the context generally stops sentences like these from being really ambiguous. However, if necessary only can be put directly before the object, complement or adverbial expression that it refers to. This is generally rather formal. Compare:They only play poker on Saturday nights. (could be ambiguous)They play only poker on Saturday nights.They play poker only on Saturday nights.The meaning can also be made more precise with a relative structure.Poker is the only game (that) they play on Saturday nights.Saturday nights are the only time (that) they play poker.4only today, etcOnly with a time expression can mean 'as recently as' or 'not before'.I saw her only today – she looks much better.Only then did she realise what she had agreed to.My shoes will only be ready on Friday.For inverted word order after only, as in the last example but one, 270.7.Only can also be a determiner in a noun phrase (e.g. You are my only real friend).Previous Next
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