英语中由形容词派生的名词,比如happy→happiness,possible→possibility,属于抽象名词的范畴,我们把它叫做品质抽象名词。以品质抽象名词为中心词所组成的短语往往与句子结构有系统的对应关系,可以看成是由对应的句子转化来的。如:(1)T...英语中由形容词派生的名词,比如happy→happiness,possible→possibility,属于抽象名词的范畴,我们把它叫做品质抽象名词。以品质抽象名词为中心词所组成的短语往往与句子结构有系统的对应关系,可以看成是由对应的句子转化来的。如:(1)The doctor is clever.(Jespersen)→the doctor’s cleverness(Jespersen)(2)I was impatient with Freda.(Quirk)→my impatience with Freda(Quirk)(3)The man is reluctant to go.(Lees)→the man’s reluctance to go(Lees)(4)John is certain that Bill will win theprize.(Chomsky)展开更多
文摘英语中由形容词派生的名词,比如happy→happiness,possible→possibility,属于抽象名词的范畴,我们把它叫做品质抽象名词。以品质抽象名词为中心词所组成的短语往往与句子结构有系统的对应关系,可以看成是由对应的句子转化来的。如:(1)The doctor is clever.(Jespersen)→the doctor’s cleverness(Jespersen)(2)I was impatient with Freda.(Quirk)→my impatience with Freda(Quirk)(3)The man is reluctant to go.(Lees)→the man’s reluctance to go(Lees)(4)John is certain that Bill will win theprize.(Chomsky)
