3 forward/forwards的习惯用法

一般以-ward结尾的词,forward,onward,backward,toward都是加s表示副词,可与不加s的副词互换。但是好像fromforward不会写作fromforwards, 这个是和look forward to一样是固定习语吗?

我看外网上有解释说forwards现在用的越来越少,但与之成对比的onwards倒是很常用,语料库里from…后面基本都是onwards, 少有onward。请问是不是因为forward有动词用法,第三人称单数forwards容易与加s的副词用法混淆?或者这类不加s的习语多用于美式英语地区,进而延续了美式英语不加s的习惯(有观点认为加s的多为英式英语)。想听听各位老师的观点,这个fromforward,为什么不像fromonwards一样加s?

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最佳答案 2022-02-11 08:00

        一般以-ward结尾的词,通常表示方向性,为副词或形容词。当用作副词是,美国用-ward, 英国多用-wards, 但也有些英国人受美国英语影响,使用-ward. 当用作形容词时,英美都用-ward,不用-wards。这些词中,afterwards(英)/afterward (美)只能用作副词,不用作形容词,这是个例外。

        目前,因受美语影响,-word形式更多见。于你说的from ... forward 的形式不加s,我没有听说过,只能说美式用法多见而已。我仅以from here forwards为例,即可在谷歌语料库搜索到不少例句,现仅摘选三个例句供参考:

1. But this sacred reflection will be heard and felt for generations on all continents, and especially on the path you walk from here forwards.

2. What we present from here forwards is a mix of selected results from this study with the critical reflections of the authors.

3. And finally, you are going to have to expect the unexpected from here forwards.

       只能说forward 比forwards 使用频率高。另外,经查,在谷歌语料库from now onwards 和from now onward的使用频率大致相同。

        关于习语look forward to的用法,通常使用forward, 但也同样有look forwards to 搭配使用的情况,只是比较少见而已, 如:

1. I look forwards to being able to be with you much more.

2. In this section, we try to look forwards to some of the ways in which the situation might nonetheless be improved.

3. And if she didn't have time with Barnabas to look forwards to, what did she have to look forwards to

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