would have been expecting的时态表示什么意义

A mid-table position is not the return on their investment their generous owners would have been expecting.

would have been expecting 的时态表示什么意义?

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最佳答案 2017-04-08 09:42

(that)their generous owners would have been expecting是省略了关系代词的定语从句修饰the return on their invesrtment. 定语从句的谓语动词形式would have been expecting不外乎三种可能性:1 过去将来时态(表示从过去的立场看将会持续到将来某个时候的事件);2 虚拟语气(表示与一直持续到过去某个时候的事实相反); 3 说话人对从过去一直持续到现在的事件做出的有80-90%把握的推测。根据上下文的逻辑可以排除第一和第二种可能。所以would have been expecting是情态动词would的推测性用法。

译文如下:

直译:中等业绩并非慷慨的业主们很可能一直期待的投资回报。

润色:中等业绩很可能不是慷慨的业主们一直以来所期待的投资回报。

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