別說我們這些外語學習者,就算以英語為母語的人,對於partly和partially常常分不清楚,
因為它們都是part的派生詞,定義幾乎相同,都有「部分地」的意思,幾乎總是可以互換使用。
Dad's partially/partly deaf and needs a hearing aid.
爸爸有點聾,需要戴助聽器。
Food shortages were partially/partly responsible for riots.
食品短缺是騷.亂的部分原因。
可能有些情況下,一個詞比另一個詞會更受歡迎,但這並不是說,用哪一個是正確的,用另一個詞是錯誤的。
不過,通過觀察,我們可以發現:
1,partially聽起來比partly更正式,更官方,更鄭重其事。
Evidence is now accumulating to suggest that this is only partially true, because there is considerable association with other allergic symptoms.
現在越來越多的證據表明這在一定程度上是正確的,因為這與其他過敏症狀有相當大的關聯。
2,partially比partly更常用於修飾過程的形容詞或過去分詞前(可以理解為:不完全地):
Either answer is partially correct.
兩個答案都不完全正確。
He retired early in 1981 so he could nurse his wife, who was partially paralyzed with polio.
他於1981年初退休,以照顧因小兒麻痺症半癱瘓的妻子。
The books with large print are meant for our partially sighted readers.
大號印刷的書是給部分失明的讀者看的。
3,partly比partially更多用來解釋從句和短語(可以理解為:一定程度上):
The reason why one is fat is partly caused by overeating.
一個人胖的部分原因是吃得過多。
My heart was beating fast, partly with anxiety, more with excitement and anticipation.
我的心跳得很快,部分是因為焦慮,更多的是因為興奮和期待。
Your habits and temperaments today are partly the result of your upbringing.
你的習慣和脾氣部分是你成長環境的結果。
Mead rejected Freud's notion that personality is determined partly by biological drives.
米德駁斥了弗洛伊德的觀點,即人格部分是由生物驅動力決定的。
必須強調,以上區別並不完全科學,只是從習慣的概括!
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