簡單說,名詞化即是動詞或形容詞被用作名詞的現(xiàn)象。比如動詞轉(zhuǎn)成名詞:discovery→discovery, move→movement, refuse→refusal;再比如形容詞轉(zhuǎn)成名詞:careless→carelessness, difficult→difficulty, intense→intensity。
在以下四種情況里我們可以合理將句子名詞化表達(dá):
1. 謂語動詞的賓語部分
原句:I do not know either what she meant or what he intends.
名詞化:I do not know either her meaning or his intentions.
2. 結(jié)合被動形式
原句:If people decide without enough persuasive information,...
名詞化:If a decision is made without enough persuasive information,...
3. 取代諸如從句中“the fact that”的用法
原句:The fact that I denied what he accused me of impressed the jury.
名詞化:My denial of his accusations impressed the jury.
更好的名詞化:
a. When I denied his accusations, I impressed the jury.
b. In denying his accusations, I impressed the jury.
4. 名詞化部分用在there is/are的后面
原句:We demand that the government stop taxing entertainment.
名詞化:There is a demand for an end to taxation on entertainment.
原句:The floods considerably eroded the land.
名詞化:There was considerable erosion of the land from the floods.
而以下的這些名詞化表達(dá)則顯得畫蛇添足,并無必要:
1. 名詞化部分跟在動詞后面
原句:The police conducted an investigation into the matter.
改后:The police investigated the matter.
2. 名詞化部分作為主語
原句:Our discussion is concerned with a tax cut.
改后:We discussed a tax cut.
3. 連續(xù)進(jìn)行名詞化
原句:
a. First, she reviewed the evolution of the dorsal fin.
b. There was a first a review of the evolution of the dorsal fin.
改后:First, she reviewed how the dorsal fin evolved.
4. 連接部分名詞化
原句:Their cessation of hostilities was because of their personnel losses.
改后:They ceased hostilities because they lost personnel.
原句:The instability of the motor housing did not preclude the completion of the field trials.
改后:Even though the motor housing was unstable, the research staff completed the field trials.
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