in which, for which, on which, at which, from which, to which, of which 用法
in which, at which, on which與when/where的分別【按此】
先看 1. 再看2. ,明白當中可以是從 preposition 調上來的。那就會知其所以然,明白詳細意思及用法。
1.
in which 可翻譯成「在…裡面」
for which 可翻譯成「為了…目的」
on which 可翻譯成「在…上面」
at which 可翻譯成「在…某點上」
from which可翻譯成「在…出來」
to which可翻譯成「要去的…. 位置」
The university in which he once studied is a famous one.
【他曾讀過的大學(強調他在裡面讀過)是一所有名氣的學府。】
The situation in which we found ourselves was embarrassing.
【我們發現自己那情況下(裡面),非常尷尬。】
Tomorrow I will bring the USB for which you asked.
【明天我會帶你所要求的(強調目的)U盤給你。】
I have a dresser on which contains varieties of cosmetics.
【我有一台化妝台,在上面擺放著不同類形的化妝品。】
The castle at which I am pointing was built at mid-century.
【我指著的(強調那個點)城堡是建在中世紀。】
The party at which he spoke was such a din.
【他所指的那場派對跟本上就是一場胡鬧。】.
The religious group from which I broke free was very perverse.
【我離開了的那個宗教群體是非常不正當的。】
The town to which we were going was 100 kilometers away.
【我們要去的那個鎮有100公里遠。】
2.
in/for/on/at/from/to/of which 的preposition 是從子句的最後調上來的,涉及到介詞Prep. ,我們在課程有詳解講解思意及用法。
例:
The box in which the books are kept was bought.
= The box which the books are kept in was bought.
【當時買了那些用來放置這些書本的箱子。】
The town of which we were speaking is a famous one.
= The town which we were speaking of is a famous one.
【我們當時在討論的城鎮是一個出名的城鎮。】
The time at which we arrived was about noon.
= The time which we arrived at was about noon.
【我們當時到達的時間是大概正午時份。】
The destination to which we were heading is Hong Kong.
= The destination which we were heading to is Hong Kong.
【我們當時正在前往的終點站是香港。】
She has married a celebrity (名人)‘of’ whom you must have heard.
= She had married a celebrity whom you must have heard ‘of’.
【她嫁給了名人,他的名字你一定聽過。】
The castle which I am pointing ‘at’ was built at mid-century(中世紀).
=The castle ‘at’ which I am pointing was built at mid-century.
【我指著的那個城堡是在中世紀建成的。】
其他preposition如under which, during which, about which, over which, etc. 都是同樣這樣用。 道理是一樣的。現在明白當中的意思了沒有?