重點講解:
1. as such
(與否定詞連用)嚴格來說,真正意義上;
eg. Mark joined as an office boy at the age of fourteen with no academic qualifications as such at all.
馬克在14歲的時候以勤雜員的身份進入公司,他當時根本就沒有任何學歷 。
eg. There is no rudder as such, so the craft can be steered only when under power.
沒有真正的方向舵,所以只有在動力驅動的情況下才能操控船只 。
注:as such 用于名詞后表示“本身”的意思;
eg. House prices are easily upset by factors which have nothing to do with property as such. The fall in prices in the South-East results largely from the high rate of interest on mortgages.
房價很容易受與地產本身無關的因素所影響 。東南部房價的下跌很大程度上是由于抵押貸款利率的上漲所引起的 。
2. in general
總的來說;總體上來看;大體上
eg. I think we need to improve our educational system in general.
我認為有必要從整體上改進我們的教育體系 。
eg. She had a confused idea of life in general.
總的來說,她對生活非常困惑 。
n. 工藝,手藝,狡詐,航空器,行會成員
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