词组 | include |
释义 | include There are quite a few commentators—Bryson 1984, Barzun 1985, Flesch 1964, Copperud 1960, 1964, 1970, 1980, and Bernstein 1965 among them— who maintain that include should not be used when a complete list of items follows the verb. • The prison includes 22 enclosed acres and a farm of 1,000 acres west and south of the walls —American Guide Series: Minnesota, 1938 • His clubs include the Athenaeum, the Carlton, the Farmers', the Beefsteak, and Grillion's —Current Biography, September 1964 There is nothing wrong with either of these examples. They fit the requirements of Fowler 1926, 1965 perfectly: • With include, there is no presumption (though it is often the fact) that all or even most of the components are mentioned.... The critics above, however, have somehow reasoned themselves into the notion that with include all of the components must not be mentioned, which has never been the case. Fowler's comments accurately describe how include is used. |
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