插入语里的to 能否去掉

In the late-2000s it experienced a boom and bust cycle in America and, to a lesser extent, Europe.

老师您好，请问插入语to a lesser extent里的to能否去掉，它的作用是啥？感觉它和文言文里的之很像，简短而又难懂。谢谢！

默认排序时间排序

1 个回答

蒋红秀 - 英语教师 2020-12-02 21:25

擅长：词法问题,句法问题,英语考试

to 不能省略，to ... exent 是固定搭配，意思是“到…程度”“在…程度上”。又如：

To a certain extent, we are all responsible for this tragic situation. 我们都在一定程度上对这悲惨的局面负有责任。

He had changed to such an extent (= so much)that I no longer recognized him. 　他变得我简直认不出了。

To some extent what she argues is true. 她的论证在某种程度上是符合事实的。

The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser extent, wildlife. 森林污染严重影响了植物的生存，其次也对野生动物造成了影响。