对于would剑桥字典给出的解释为:
would modal verb (WILLINGNESS)
: used to talk about what someone was willing to do or what something was able to do
The car wouldn't start this morning.
这里明确是was able to do,过去的能力
而在韦氏字典里解释为: COULD
the barrel would hold 20 gallons
我理解这里是推测用法,不是过去时。
ISO内置字典里的解释是这样的
:expressing ability, capacity
Our last car would hold six.
The windows wouldn’t open.
我理解这是推测用法,也不是过去时。
对于三个字典的解释给出的例句相当,只是剑桥里明确解释为was able to do,是指过去。麻烦老师给指点一下。非常感谢!
我查了查剑桥字典,是这样写的: past simple of will modal verb(ABLE/WILLING) : used to talk about what someone was willing to do or what something was able to do
(will 的过去式,用于谈论某人愿意做某事或某事的可行性)The car wouldn't start this morning.今天早晨车发动不起来。
这里很明确告诉你了是will的过去式。如果是现在式,即:The car won't start now.
英语一词多意,其它字典是解释的would 的另外的释义。你不能用剑桥的解释A和其它字典的解释B或C去比较。剑桥字典也有很多解释,你只是选择了其中一个,你应该把所有解释都看一下再分析。
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