後來聊到的 "most" 用法。關於文法，有時候真讓人頭痛，尤其被學生逼問時。隨手查了一下，下面兩個例句顯示 the 可有也可無。兩者之間的差別...我倒分不清楚。第二個解釋說 「最多,最大程度地」，啊這跟第一個的 「最」有何不同呢...不曉得耶。
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1. (用以構成形容詞或副詞的最高級)最
Of the three questions, this is the most difficult.
三個問題中這是最難的。
2. (much的最高級)最多,最大程度地
She gave money most generously.
她付錢最大方。
1 則留言:
She gave money most generously.的意思是 she is more generous in giving money than others...這樣嗎?
Collins Cobuild裡的解釋有
(Adv.) You use most to indicate that something is true or happens to a greater degree or extent than anything else. {What she feared most was becoming like her mother; Professor Morris, the person he most hated}
(Adv.) You use most to indicate that someone or something has a greater amount of a particular quality than most other things of its kind. {If anything, swimming will appeal to her most strongly}
(Adv.) If you do something the most, you do it to the greatest extent possible or with the greatest extent possible or with the greatest frequency. {What question are you asked the most?}
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