詞彙精選:so的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
adv.
到這種程度,這麼,那麼
例句:
She's so honey-lipped that she knows how to tailor her words to please the ears of different people.
她的嘴特別甜,可會見什麼人說什麼話了。
例句:
I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remem-Bering my good friends.
我認爲,只有在腦海中想起好朋友時我纔會那樣快樂。
[not so+adj/sth] 到做某事的程度
例句:
But I'm not so sure that I want to leave New York.
但我不能確定我真想離開紐約。
例句:
He was not so amenable to Vision and Ideals as usual.
他不像往常那樣順從遠見和理想。
[so+adj+a/an+n (+as sb/sth)] 用於做比較
例句:
He is not so much a writer as a reporter.
他與其說是個作家、不如說是個記者。
例句:
He is not so much a genius as a hard worker.
他的努力勝於天份。
很,極
例句:
He is so honest that he will not accept bribe.
他忠誠老實,不肯受賄。
例句:
He's not so daft as to listen to rumours.
他沒那麼蠢,不會聽信謠言的。
這樣,那樣,就這樣
例句:
So, why does it still issue the confirmation message?
既然這樣,它爲什麼還要發起確認信息?
例句:
Gold has been a poor investment over the past 20 years, and will continue to be so.
最近 20 年來投資黃金的收益很差,今後仍會如此。
用以避免重複,尤用於believe、hope、suppose、tell、say、do之後
例句:
If you can't play straight, then say so.
要是你無法做到誠實坦率,就直說吧。
例句:
"Do you think that made much of a difference to the family?" — "I think so."
“你認爲那會給這個家庭帶來很大的變化嗎?”——“我認爲是這樣的。”
用以表示同意
例句:
'You can't possibly use this word.' — 'So I won't.'
“你絕不會使用這樣的字眼。”——“我的確不會。”
例句:
'It makes me feel, well, important.' — 'And so you are.'
“這使我覺得自己,嗯,很重要。”——“的確如此。”
也
例句:
You have pride and so have I.
你有自尊心,我也有。
例句:
Dick speaks French and so does his brother.
狄克講法語,他弟弟也講法語。
conj.
(表示結果)因此,所以
例句:
There was snow everywhere, so that the shape of things was difficult to identify.
到處是雪,所以萬物的形狀都難以辨認。
例句:
I was an only child, and so had no experience of large families.
我是獨生子,因此沒有在大家庭裏生活的經歷。
【口】表示目的
用以引出下文
例句:
I thought, 'Here's someone who'll understand me.' So I wrote to her.
我想:“這個人會理解我的。”於是開始給她寫信。
例句:
He said he'd like to meet Sharon. So I said all right.
他說想見見莎倫,我便說可以。
二、詞義辨析:
accordingly,consequently,hence,so,therefore,thus
這些連接副詞均有“因此,所以”之意。accordingly書面用詞,強調根據某種原因而得出的結果,其前可用冒號或分號,但不用逗號。consequently正式用詞,側重符合邏輯的結果。 hence較正式用詞,指接下來的東西是理所當然的必需的東西,但強調其重要性。so用於比較隨便的場合,口語中多用。therefore通常指引出一個推斷出的必然結論。thus多用於書面語中,可與therefore換用。
三、相關短語:
and so
此後,過後
and so forth
等等,諸如此類,以此類推
and so on
ph. 1.等等;諸如此類
even so
conj.雖然如此,即使如此,雖然是這樣
ever so
非常,極其,十分
every so often
adv. 偶爾,時常
just so
只要;井井有條,小心謹慎
or so
ad.1.約莫,大約…左右
so far
到目前爲止,到現在爲止,迄今
so long
int.再見
so much
adj. 這麼多的,如此大量的,和……一樣多的,達到這種程度的
so to speak
可謂,可以說,好比,似乎
四、參考例句:
So far, so good.
迄今爲止, 一切順利。
So far so good.
到目前爲止一切順利。
So and so just told me that so and so slept with so and so!
那誰剛告訴我,誰跟誰睡覺了!
So many arguments are so pointless.
因此許多爭執都是不得要領的。
I felt so desolate and so angry.
我感到異常孤憤。
So much spice, so much pain.
嘴巴那麼毒,內心一定很多苦吧。
So what actually happened?
那麼實際上發生了什麼事?
You're so lazy.
你太懶了。
They clapped so hard.
他們使勁兒地鼓掌。
Is that so
是這樣嗎?