詞彙精選：though的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
adv.
（尤用於句末補充說明，使語氣減弱）不過，可是，然而
例句：
It might be worth your while to go to court. This is tricky, though, and you'll need expert advice.
你來說這官司或許值得一打，不過這件事有點棘手，你需要專家的建議。
例句：
We all tried our best, we lost the game though.
我們都已盡了最大的力量，不過我們還是輸了。
conj.
儘管，雖然，即使
例句：
It's quite pleasant today, though the wind is rather cool.
儘管風有點涼，今天天氣還是很不錯。
例句：
Exhausted though he was, he was not ashamed to learn.
他雖然年紀大了，但不恥於學習。
（用於主句後，引出補充說明，使語氣變弱）不過，可是，然而
例句：
It might be worth your while to go to court. This is tricky, though, and you'll need expert advice.
你來說這官司或許值得一打，不過這件事有點棘手，你需要專家的建議。
例句：
Honest advice, though unpleasant to the ear, benefits conduct.
忠言逆耳利於行。
二、詞義辨析：
though,although,as
這些連詞均可表示“雖然，儘管”之意。though和although在意義上幾乎毫無區別，但文體上後者是較正式用詞，語氣比though強。此外，在習慣用法上這兩個詞仍有以下一些差異：gh可引出倒裝語序的讓步狀語從句，although 則不能。gh可與even連用，although則不能；在as though結構中，只用though，不能用although。gh可以置於從句末，而although則不能。4.引出省略句時，通常用though。as引出讓步狀語從句只用於倒裝語序結構中，語氣強於上述兩個連詞。
三、參考例句：
He answered firmly though pleasantly.
他的回答雖和氣，但語氣堅持。
Reliable data, though, are scarce.
然而可靠的數據還是很少。
She behaved as though nothing had happened.
她表現得若無其事。
The pen as though (if) is mine.
這枝鋼筆好像是我的。
Though he may fail,he will try.
縱然他可能失敗，他還是要試試。
Good luck, though, finding a table.
祝好運，但願你能擠到一個座位吧！
Chocolate has caffeine though, especially dark chocolate.
巧克力有咖啡因，特別是黑巧克力。
What I imagine, though, looks like this.
但在我的想象中，它會是這樣的。
You looked as though you were tired.
你看起來好像很累。
Be warned though, it's contagious.
不過要小心，這是會傳染的。
