Nicolaus Copernicus was frightened and his mind was confused. Although he had tried to ignore them, all his mathematical calculations led to the same conclusion: that the earth was not the centre of the solar system.
句子来自人教版高中英语教材必修五的Unit 1。有人说句子中的 that the earth was not the centre of the solar system 是同位语从句,但为什么又在前面用了冒号呢?请问:同位语从句前面可以用冒号吗?
▲教材的句子没有问题,同位语从句前面有时可以用冒号的(因为冒号的一个作用就是起解释和补充说明的作用,而同位语也是对前面名词作进一步的解释和补充说明,两者的用法是一致的)。又如:
She laid down only one condition: that her name not be revealed. 她只提出一个条件:不可透露她的名字。(朗文当代英语辞典)
▲另外,同位语从句前面不仅可以用冒号,有时也可以用破折号(因为破折号的一个作用也是起解释作用)。如:
It was then that he dropped the bombshell—he wasn’t planning to come with us. 那时他突然宣布一个令人不快的消息,他不准备跟我们一起去了。(牛津英语习语词典)
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