Where 的成分

Reader's Digest看到这样一句话:

Where at first all that was demanded of him in school was a sign, now Matthew's teachers wanted a sign plus a vocalization of the word the sign represented.

请问老师,此处的where 该怎么理解?是第一句中主语从句的一部分吗?


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最佳答案 2020-12-16 13:09

Where at first all that was demanded of him in school was a sign, now Matthew's teachers wanted a sign plus a vocalization of the word the sign represented.

原句,where 从句中含有一个定语从句,去掉定语从句,简化句子后:

Where at first all was a sign, now Matthew's teachers wanted a sign plus a vocalization of the word the sign represented.

这里 where 是连词,通常情况下引导地点状语从句,有时可以引申一下,作为主句发生的 “条件”,意为“在......的情况下;在......方面”。

Where people were concerned, his threshold of boredom was low.

(如果)涉及人的事情,他便极易感到厌烦。

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  • David Kou 提出于 2020-12-16 08:56