不懂这句话的语法结构:
Predators are more likely to spot them than they would an individual animal on its own.
Predators are more likely to spot them than they would an individual animal on its own.
这是一个含有比较从句的复合句。
主句:Predators are more likely to spot them 捕食者更容易发现它们(可能指群体的动物)
从句:than they would an individual animal on its own 比起它们发现独自行动的单个动物
这里,they 指 前文的Predators,would 后面省略了be to spot。介词短语 on its own 作 animal 的定语,指独自行动的单个动物。
补充完整后的句子为:
Predators are more likely to spot them than they would be to spot an individual animal on its own.
【翻译】比起独自行动的单个动物而言,捕食者更容易发现它们(可能指群体的动物)。
【说明】本句的“对应项” 是likely,在 than 从句中必须省略。就像 Tom is taller than John is. 可以保留is, 但在 is 后面必须省略 tall。
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