Vocab 6 Conjunctions

一、順接

1.?ergo (=therefore)

She was the sole beneficiary of the will, ergo the prime suspect.

*beneficiary n.= a person who gains a result of sth.

2.?as a corollary 作為推論

*corollary n. = a situation, an argument or a fact that is the natural and direct result of another one

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有時，corollary直接做表語從句的主語或者to/of+sth. 也適用

3.?inasmuch as (Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary : use ~ to introduce a statement which explains something you have just said, and adds to it) 由于

This was a good decision inasmuch as it worked for you.

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二、逆接

1.?notwithstanding

(1)?prep.(also used following the noun it refers to 亦用于其所指名詞之后) without being affected by sth. ; despite sth. 雖然；盡管

e.g Notwithstanding some major financial problems, the school has had a successful year.

雖然有些重大的經(jīng)費問題，這所學校一年來還是很成功。

The bad weather notwithstanding, the event was a great success.

盡管天氣惡劣，活動還是取得了巨大的成功。

(2)?adv. despite this SYN-nevertheless, however

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2.?albeit conj.= although 盡管(Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary： introduce a fact or comment which reduces the force or significance of what you have just said)

e.g. Charles's letter was indeed published, albeit in a somewhat abbreviated form.

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3.?howbeit adv. =however

e.g. Howbeit, the whole problem cannot be solved.

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4.?yet/but nevertheless(即使完全做出讓步，也不會影響結(jié)果發(fā)生)

e.g. Most parents don't give any systematic instruction of any kind to their children, yet the children nevertheless learn.

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5.?whereas=used to compare or contrast two facts （用以比較或?qū)Ρ葍蓚€事實）然而，但是，盡管

e.g Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not.

有一些研究結(jié)果令人滿意，然而其他的則不然。

6.?per contra

SVO, S, per contra, VO.

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三、表示“關(guān)于”的詞

1.?regarding(可以和as per 一般相互替換適用)

2.?apropos (of) 【不常用】

3.?insofar as (Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary：to introduce a statement which explains and adds to something you have just said.）

e.g. Meaning exists only insofar as it means to someone.

4.?as per

四、其他功能詞

1.?videlicet (viz.) / id est (i.e.)

e.g. four major colleges of surgery, viz. London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dublin

2. per se(=in itself) 本質(zhì)上

e.g. Immersion per se does not work.

3. lest(=in case)?

e.g. They will be obsessed with security, lest the Muggles notice anything.

4.simultaneously/synchronously

5. pending

詞義上，這個單詞和until類似；語法上，pending-until的關(guān)系可以類比于despite-though

例句：Sales of the drug have been stopped, pending further research.