作者l10nel (小失)
看板Eng-Class
标题Re: [请益] adapted from?
时间Thu Nov 3 09:27:12 2011
※ 引述《shoppinglin (瞎拼)》之铭言:
: 我原本是使用according to
: " the compositions are according to the certification reports"
: 不过老师改成adapted from
: 网路上查到应该是改编的意思
: 但感觉不太合理 用google学术搜寻似乎也很少人用到
: 想问是不是时候也这样用?
如你直接使用、引用资料,未加处理,那麽 are according to 改写成 are adapted from
严格说来是不正确的,adapt 必须有更改(内容、格式)的事实。
至於 be according to 是否为中式、台式英语,我觉得未必,没有「严重」到那个地步,
只不过,主词 + be + according to 的写法比较少用,但并非不可能,比如在以下文章
用起来就很自然:
http://tinyurl.com/4227myp
"The numbers are according to an annual report by..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahltan_people
"The numbers below are according to..."
比较常见的是 be + V-ed + according to,如:
The numbers are calculated/provided/listed/shown according to ...
建议你把 compositions 稍加解释,这样比较清楚:
The numbers/figures/percentages/etc. for/of the composition(s) are according to
The composition numbers/figures/percentages/etc. are according to
或者避用 according to,改写成
The ... is/are (taken/copied/quoted/cited) from the reports
以上的动词各有不同的意思和含意,看你的实际情况选一个,比如重点在强调引用的来源
时,用 cited。都不用,只说 are from 意思也已经很清楚。
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