| 词组 | although, though |
| 释义 | although, though Although these conjunctions have been essentially interchangeable since about 1400 (according to the OED), usage books seldom fail to include them, apparently because people keep wondering whether one or the other is preferable. And no matter how much detail a study might contain, the results always come out the same: the conjunctions are interchangeable. (Bryant 1962 has a detailed examination, for instance.) • Although the lake was by now black, though the sky still dimly reflected white, turning from time to time to peer ahead, he guided himself by the flickering lights of the Stresa shore —Bernard Malamud, The Magic Barrel, 1958 Though is more frequently used than although, perhaps because it is shorter. Assertions of delicate shades of difference in formality made by some commentators cannot be confirmed by the citations in Merriam-Webster files. The difference seems merely to be a matter of personal choice. Though is used as an adverb; although is not. • A fine book though —W. H. Auden, N.Y. Rev. of Books, 27 Jan. 1972 |
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