关系代词which重要用法说明
2017-06-20来源:和谐英语
■ 关系代词which有时可用于指人。原则上说,which用于指事物,不用于指人。但以下情况属于例外:
1. 用于在指人的名词之后,指不强调性别的婴儿:
He was the last child which was born. 他是最后出生的孩子。(which指小孩)
2. 当不是指具体的某人,而是指人的属性(如职业、身份、地位、职务、品质、特征等)时,则也用关系代词 which而不用 who。如:
They accused him of being a traitor, which he was. 他们指控他是叛徒,他真是叛徒。
She talked like a native, which she hardly was. 她说起话来像是个本地人,其实她不见得是。
■ 在非常正式的文体中,代词that后可以接一个修饰它的定语从句,这个定语从句通常用which来引导。如:
They say the only real knowledge is that which can be measured. 据说唯一真实的知识是可以检验的知识。
在现代英语中,that which通常用what来代替。如:
We have that which (=what) we need. 我们需要的东西都有了。
That which (=What) many people say is not always true. 很多人说的话并不表示一定是真的。