先行词英语怎么说
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先行词:an antecedent
先行词是被定语从句所修饰的名词、代词。在定语从句中充当一定的部分。之所以称它为先行词,是因为修饰它的定语从句总是放在它之后,先行词总是出现在定语从句之前,而不同于普通形容词修饰名词时,形容词位于名词之前。
例句:This is the book which I am looking for.
它是我正在寻找的书。
其中的“the book”是先行词,“which”是引导词。
例句:He is Mr. Robertson who comes from England.
他是来自英国的罗伯森先生。
其中的“Mr. Robertson”是先行词,“who”是引导词。
用法:
1、先行词指人时,引导词可用Who,Whom,及that,其中当引导词在句中作主语时用Who或that;当其充当宾语时用whom或that,在非正式宾语中也可用who,也可省略。
That boy who/that broke the window is called Tom.
打破窗户的那个男孩叫汤姆。
2、先行词指物时,引导词用that或which
They planted the trees which didn’t need much water.
他们种了不需要太多水的树。
3、先行词指地点时,引导词用Where或in which
This is the house where/in which we lived last year.
这是我们去年住的房子。
4、先行词指时间时,引导词用When/on which或in which
I'll never forget the year when/ on which we worked on the farm.
我永远不会忘记我们在农场工作的那一年。