词组 | late prime minister |
释义 | late prime minister 【问】 the late prime minister是指前任总理(现在仍活着),还是指已故总理? 【答】 late可用来表示“前任的”(former)(现仍在世),如the late prime minister(前总理,前首相),the late government(前政府,前内阁),the late headmaster(前任校长)。但是语言学家们认为,最好是避免使用这种用法,因为late的另一个含义是:“已故的”(dead): 1. She was an admirer of the late President. 她是已故总统的崇拜者。 2. This prize was given by the late Mr. Smith. 这笔奖金是由已故世的史密斯先生颁发的。 3. It has been decided that a memorial will be built in honor of the late President. 已经决定建立一个纪念碑来纪念故去的那位总统。 因此,可用former和前缀ex-来表示第一种意义:“前任的”、“前”。 1. The former Headmaster(The ex-Headmaster)will present the awards at this year'sPrize Day. (Wood) 前任校长将在今年的发奖日发奖。 2. My former wife (My ex-wife) works in a school. 我的前妻在一所学校工作。 赵振才 编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨:黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第638页. |
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