Just vs. Only
似乎在你喜欢的时候用两个简单的词并不是那么难。但这并不一定是正确的,尤其是在英语语法方面,这是出了名的复杂。即使以英语为母语的人也会纠结于语法,其中一个原因是英语拥有庞大的词汇量和不断变化的规则。
需人们要一段时间来学习语言的所有复杂之处,一个例子就是英语单词just和only。不管你为什么学习英语,无论是学习学校英语、旅行英语、商务英语还是其他英语,你都应该知道这两个常见而重要的单词。
在本文中,我们将只讨论这两个单词,解释它们之间的区别,并提供一些示例来说明如何使用它们。
Jus与Only的区别?
虽然这两个词非常相似,经常可以互换使用,但有细微的区别:just经常用来讨论不久前发生的事情(“it just happened a moment ago”),但only不能这样使用。在大多数其他用例中,您可以替换“just”和“only”而不改变含义。
使用单词 Just
这个词有几个不同的意思。.
1. 最近(Very recently; in the immediate past)
例句:
Be careful – I’ve just washed the floor, and it’s still wet.
We just finished a big project.
2. Only
例句:
- I have just one brother. = I have only one brother.
- I thought you were hungry, but you ate just half of your lunch.
只使用 Only
在大多数情况下,单词only可以用单词just来代替。
例句:
- only/Just two students came to class on Monday.
- My kids only/just use the internet for schoolwork, not for playing games.
当使用短语“if only”时,如果句子结构稍微改变一下,就可以使用单词“just”。
例句:
- If only he had studied harder, he would have passed the test.
- If he had just studied harder, he would have passed the test.
如果意思是“仅仅”,单词only和just可以互换,但如果意思是“最近;就在刚刚过去。”则不可以互换。
" only "的意思通常与" just "的意思相同
例句:
- We have just one son.
- We have only one son.
对于“最近” “刚刚”,不适用两者互换。
- I’ve just washed the floor (a few minutes ago).
- I only washed the floor (and I didn’t wash the table).
然而这取决于上下文。.
- Did you eat all the cakes? – No, I just/only ate one.
下面的句子无法用only替换just:
- Why is the floor wet? – Because I’ve just washed it.
使用 Just 和 Only的词序
当使用just和only时词序很重要:
I’ve just had two pieces of pizza. (= I have recently eaten two pieces of pizza)
I’ve had just two pieces of pizza. (= I’ve eaten only two pieces of pizza, not 3 or 4 or 5)
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