Isn't she the most beautiful woman ?
most=very; 或most=最高级。
因此,上句是否可以有2种理解? 即:
(a) Isn't she the very beautiful woman ? (非常漂亮...)
或 (b) Isn't she the most beautiful woman ? (最漂亮...)
但是,有人说 (a) Isn't she the very beautiful woman ? (非常漂亮...)中的the必须改为a,即 Isn't she a very beautiful woman ?
我认为 (a) Isn't she the very beautiful woman ? 用the也是正确的。
不知道老师认同吗?
另外He was the most generous of men. 为什么会有一个of? 为什么不说He was the most generous man 呢?
这句中的most可否作very或最高级来理解呢?
书上说,现在有一种趋势,使用带定冠词的most来进行加强,例如:
Isn't she the most beautiful woman ? 这句话=Isn't she a very beautiful woman ?
书上没有讲为什么不可以按照最高级来理解?我很困惑。
请教老师分析!
英国1985年出版、由 Randolph Quirk 等编著的《英语语法大全》(原书名是 A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language )认为:“现在有一种趋势,使用带定冠词的 most 来进行强调。”该书对下面句中的“the most beautiful woman”解释是“a most beautiful woman”,“an extremely beautiful woman”:
Isn't she the most beautiful woman ?
(转引自赵振才编著的《英语常见问题解答大词典》修订版第五版)