Scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them.(2010考研翻译)
To the effect that: used for showing that you are giving a general idea of what someone said instead of their actual words.(字典解释)
To the effect that...这个句子做什么成分?
1) that引导的同位语从句,解释说明effect。
2) That 引导的同位语从句,解释说明evidence。
3) to the effect介词短语连接宾语从句。
Scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them. (2010考研翻译)
To the effect that:used for showing that you are giving a general idea of what someone said instead of their actual words.
1. 词典上已经有了释义,意为 “大意是;基本意思是”。把红色部分视为习语即可。
2. 如果你喜欢研究语言深层次的东西,可以继续探究。
to the effect that... 之前,多为表示 “文字、信函、留言、便条、证据、消息” 等表示信息内容的名词,然后用 to the effect 来概括其含义,便产生了 “大意是;基本意思是”。
3. 实际上,如果具体分解的话,应该是这样的:to 表示 “到达某种程度或结果”,effect 是 “要旨” 的意思,由 “效果;效应;结果”引申而来。由于前文一般指“书面文字或言语”的信息名词,所以,effect 引申为:“前文的主旨、要旨、基本意思”。
4. 就语法作用来看,由于to the effect that.... 是对前文的总结,故整个介词短语作结果状语;而 that 从句是 effect(要旨)的同位语从句。
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