generally speaking的意思是“一般说来”。如:
Generally speaking, you may be right. 总的说来,你可能是对的。
Generally speaking, men can run faster than women.一般说来,男人比女人跑得快一些。
我想知道类似 generally speaking 这样的表达英语主要有哪些?
最好每个别举一两个例子来说明,谢谢!
我帮你简单整理了下面一些,这肯定不是英语中的“全部”,但你看看这些,应该可以起到举一反三的作用:
※broadly speaking
Broadly speaking, dogs are more faithful than cats. 大体上讲,狗比猫更为忠实。
This is, broadly speaking, what we expected. 总起来讲,这是我们所预想到的。
※climatically speaking
Climatically speaking, the mountain is an ideal summer resort. 从气候上讲,这座山是一个理想的避暑胜地。
※economically speaking
Economically speaking, the development will profit them. 从经济方面来讲,这项开发将对他们有利。
※figuratively speaking
Figuratively speaking, it was a blow right between the eyes. 用比喻的说法,这正好是一拳打在眉间。
※frankly speaking
Frankly speaking, the car is not worth buying. 坦率地说,这部车不值得买。
Frankly speaking, he is not a fit person for the position. 坦率地讲,他不适合这一职位。
※loosely speaking
Loosely speaking, the phrase can be translated as “go away”. 大致说来,这个词组可以译为“走开”。
※personally speaking
Personally speaking, I prefer the second candidate. 我本人喜欢第二个候选人。
※practically speaking
Practically speaking, there is no more to be done. 说实在的,没有别的办法可行了。
※properly speaking
Properly speaking, whales are not fish. 准确地说,鲸不是鱼类。
※racially speaking
Racially speaking, they were in complete agreement. 在种族上说,他们意见是完全一致的。
※relatively speaking
Relatively speaking, this matter is unimportant. 相对来说,这事并不重要。
Relatively speaking, the movie wasn’t bad. 比较而言,这部电影还不赖。
※roughly speaking
It has cost, roughly speaking, about ?500. 粗略地说,它花了约500英镑。
There are, roughly speaking, three possible solutions to our problem. 大致来说,我们的问题有三种可能的解决方案。
Roughly speaking, I’d say we need about $500. 粗略地说,我认为我们大约需要 500 美元。
※seriously speaking
Seriously speaking, it could be really dangerous. 说正经的,那真的很危险。
※simply speaking
Simply speaking, he’s not capable of doing the job. 简单地说,他没有能力做好这份工作。
※statistically speaking
Statistically speaking, there is no significant difference between the two samples. 在统计学的意义上,这两个样品没有显著的差异。
※strictly speaking
Strictly speaking, that’s not allowed. 严格地讲,那是不允许的。
Strictly speaking, it’s my money, not yours. I earned it. 严格说来,这是我的钱,不是你的。
※technically speaking
Technically speaking, a tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable. 严格说起来,西红柿是水果,而不是蔬菜。
Technically speaking, she gave a very good performance. 从演奏技巧来讲,她表演得很好。
※technologically speaking
Technologically speaking, it is impossible to send man to Mars now. 从技术上讲,现在还不能把人送上火星。