| 词组 | analysis |
| 释义 | analysis The phrase in the final (or last or ultimate) analysis is disparaged by a few commentators—Flesch 1964 calls it "beloved by pompous writers," Gowers in Fowler 1965 "a popularized technicality," Strunk & White 1959 "a bankrupt expression," and Nickles 1974 a cliché. It seems not to bother anyone else. The OED Supplement shows the original form to have been in the ultimate analysis, which it dates back to 1791. This form of the phrase has been essentially replaced by the shorter forms with last and final since about the last third of the 19th century. The phrase is not often found in informal contexts. The form with final is occasionally used without the. Here are a few examples from respected writers; we see nothing amiss in them. • In final analysis the minority that we respect is first and foremost the smallest minority of all—the individual conscience —William O. Douglas, Being an American, 1948 • ... as also, in the final analysis, nations will act to limit national sovereignty —Margaret Mead, Saturday Rev., 10 Jan. 1970 • In the final analysis ... ways must be found to produce the greatest good for the greatest number in the shortest period of time —Carl Marcy, N.Y. Times Book Rev., 21 Aug. 1983 • In the last analysis, we will not sit by and do nothing when a chronic slump is developing —Paul A. Sam-uelson, quoted in Current Biography, May 1965 • I can, in the last analysis, talk only about my own work —Shirley Jackson, The Writer, January 1969 Forgive me for speaking personally, but in the last analysis no one can speak for any person except himself ^John Mason Brown, Saturday Rev., 3 July 1954 • ... whether she could, in the last analysis, be absolutely counted on —Louis Auchincloss, A Law for the Lion, 1953 |
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