大家好,今天小编来为大家解答分号(分号)的英文标点用法这个问题,分号(分号)的英文标点用法很多人还不知道,现在让我们一起来看看吧!
第一,之前的回顾
英语标点符号用法的冒号。
第二,分号
It can also be used to separate a series of components separated by commas (semicolons can connect two or more independent sentences or separate comma-separated items in a list. Semicolons indicate a slight interruption in the flow of ideas. )。
Longer than a comma (semicolon means an interruption that is not as important as a period, but more important than a comma. )。
分号的常见用法有:
(A)连接两个独立的句子
A semicolon links two or more independent clauses that are closely related.
在这种情况下,句子之间往往不需要使用连接词;分号可以起到更好的连接作用,让句子的重要性体现出来。比如:
Chocolate ice cream is delicious; vanilla pudding tastes good, too.
最后一句,通过分号表达了巧克力和香草布丁同样美味的特点。
另一个例子是:
Yesterday, I worked on my math homework; today, I memorized the spelling words; tomorrow, I plan to start writing my book report.
最后一句中的三个分句分别由昨天、今天和明天引出,这三个分句之间有着密切的联系。所以,每个句子之间不宜用句号分隔,而要用分号来表示三个句子之间关系的紧密程度。
(二)由连接副词引导的连接从句
You can also use a semicolon with connecting words (such as nevertheless,thus, or besides) to combine two sentences.
这种情况通常指的是由副词引导的从句,例如在最后一句的开头。比如:
My little brother likes bugs; However, I think they are disgusting.
因为两句话的关系很紧密,如果分成两句话就会松散。这时候用分号连接两个句子就可以避免这个问题了。
(3)连接由逗号分隔的组件
Semicolons also divide lists of items that are separated by commas.
在这种情况下,如果没有分号,用逗号分隔的这些成分之间的关系就会非常模糊,容易造成混淆或误解。比如:
My best friends are my sister, Mary; my next door neighbor, George;my tennis partner, Susie; and my dog, Spot.
前一句中的姐姐和玛丽,邻居和乔治,伙伴和苏西,狗和斑点已经用逗号隔开,表示它们是同位语。但是,
如果每个坐标成分没有用分号隔开,它们之间的关系就会模糊。
类似的例子有:
On our vacation, we visited London, England; Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; and Rome, Italy.
前一句的几个地方也用逗号隔开,表示大小地方的隶属关系,所以如果没有分号隔开,地方之间的关系就会模糊。
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