英語四級語法必備之不同詞序帶來的不同語義
不同詞序帶來的不同語義
在中文里,詞序非常重要;兩個字的秩序不同，意思也不同。例如東西和西東，前者是things，后者是
everywhere ――各奔西東。再如女兒和兒女，前者是 daughter，后者是children。
英語的詞序雖不像中文那樣富有語義上的變化，但也很重要，絕對不容忽視。有時，一字一詞方位的改變，全句的意思可能
牽一發動全身，跟著受影響。
下面便是些好例子：
① Even the government officers admitted that some tax measures were
unfair.
② The government officers admitted that even some tax measures were
unfair.
第一句的意思是：每個人，包括政府官員，都承認有些稅務措施不公平。第二句的意思是：政府官員承認，許多事情，連稅務
措施在內，都不公平。前者焦點在人后者則在事。
③ The couple dont have much money to spend on their foreign trip.
④ The couple dont have to spend much money on their foreign trip.
第三句說錢不夠用第四句卻說不必多用錢。沒有錢可花和有錢不必多花，呈強烈對照，詞序的影響，由此
可見一斑!
⑤ The committee as a whole pointed out that the world economic
situation had improved.
⑥ The committee pointed out that the world economic situation as a
whole had improved.
第五句指的是全部的委員第六句卻影射整體的經濟局勢。同樣一個片語，
所指有所不同。
⑦ In vain did David try to prevent the job from being done.
⑧ David tried to prevent the job from being done in vain.
⑦里的in vain指的是大衛的行動;⑧里的不是指人的行動，而是指在進行中的工作。
⑨ Approaching the shop, Helen noticed two strangers.
⑩ Helen noticed two strangers approaching the shop.
⑨里講的是海倫走向銀行時，注意到兩個陌生人⑩里指的是兩個陌生人走向銀行時，引起海倫的注意。
I may visit a sometime lecturer of English language.
I may visit a lecturer of English language sometime.
里的sometime是形容詞，意思是以前的里的 sometime是時間副詞，意思是某時候。前者可以改
成former 或previous后者就要變為at a certain time了。
最后，請問下列二詞，哪個是防暴警察?哪個是警察暴動?
A: RIOT POLICE
B: POLICE RIOT
Answer: A 防暴警察
不同詞序帶來的不同語義
在中文里,詞序非常重要;兩個字的秩序不同，意思也不同。例如東西和西東，前者是things，后者是
everywhere ――各奔西東。再如女兒和兒女，前者是 daughter，后者是children。
英語的詞序雖不像中文那樣富有語義上的變化，但也很重要，絕對不容忽視。有時，一字一詞方位的改變，全句的意思可能
牽一發動全身，跟著受影響。
下面便是些好例子：
① Even the government officers admitted that some tax measures were
unfair.
② The government officers admitted that even some tax measures were
unfair.
第一句的意思是：每個人，包括政府官員，都承認有些稅務措施不公平。第二句的意思是：政府官員承認，許多事情，連稅務
措施在內，都不公平。前者焦點在人后者則在事。
③ The couple dont have much money to spend on their foreign trip.
④ The couple dont have to spend much money on their foreign trip.
第三句說錢不夠用第四句卻說不必多用錢。沒有錢可花和有錢不必多花，呈強烈對照，詞序的影響，由此
可見一斑!
⑤ The committee as a whole pointed out that the world economic
situation had improved.
⑥ The committee pointed out that the world economic situation as a
whole had improved.
第五句指的是全部的委員第六句卻影射整體的經濟局勢。同樣一個片語，
所指有所不同。
⑦ In vain did David try to prevent the job from being done.
⑧ David tried to prevent the job from being done in vain.
⑦里的in vain指的是大衛的行動;⑧里的不是指人的行動，而是指在進行中的工作。
⑨ Approaching the shop, Helen noticed two strangers.
⑩ Helen noticed two strangers approaching the shop.
⑨里講的是海倫走向銀行時，注意到兩個陌生人⑩里指的是兩個陌生人走向銀行時，引起海倫的注意。
I may visit a sometime lecturer of English language.
I may visit a lecturer of English language sometime.
里的sometime是形容詞，意思是以前的里的 sometime是時間副詞，意思是某時候。前者可以改
成former 或previous后者就要變為at a certain time了。
最后，請問下列二詞，哪個是防暴警察?哪個是警察暴動?
A: RIOT POLICE
B: POLICE RIOT
Answer: A 防暴警察
