although

用法

(1)在语意上although比though较有文学用语的意味,用以表示事实多于假定的意味;在正式文书中不宜简写为although。

如其所接副词子句在主要子句之前时,用although;在主要子句之后时用though,在as though, even though, What though ...?中的though不可代以although。

此外, although也不能当副词用于句尾,而though则可以,如:

She promised to write. I heard nothing, though.

(她答应写信来,不过我却没有得到任何音信。)

(2)although所引接的副词子句与主要子句同主词时,其主词与be动词省略,如:

Although old, he still jogs every day.

但此情形不如though引接副词子句时省略情形之常见。

(3)although, though引接副词子句出现于句首时,有时为加重语气在主要子句前加上yet:

Although [Though] he hadn't stopped working all day, yet he wasn't tired.

(虽然他整天不停地工作,可是他并不疲倦)

此yet为

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,尤其当全句过长时用之。