每天口语 英语口语
2017-09-22来源:和谐英语
How did you afford such a cool set of wheels
a set of wheels
1. 解词释义
英语中一种修饰法——以部分代整体,称为“提喻”。A set of wheels是一套车轮的意思,比喻为“车子”的意思。
像这样的用法很多,例如:Two heads are better than one. (三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮。)Great mind think alike. (英雄所见略同。)其中的head和mind均以人体的某部分来代表“人”这个一整体。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. If it's really important to you to have a fancy set of wheels, then it seems worth it.
如果有一辆豪华车对你来说是重要的,那就值得。