[請益] 一個簡單的問題His overthrow.....

看板Eng-Class (英文板)作者 (無敵干物女)時間12年前 (2014/02/24 23:37), 編輯推噓0(0012)
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剛聽Voice of America in the news一篇文章 有句話:The unrest began a year ago after Muslim rebels ousted the president Francois Bozize. His overthrow and resulting violence led to a majority Christian militia. 今天才知道原來overthrow(推翻)也可以當名詞用。 只是我不明白 his overthrow 是指總統被推翻(就是總統的被推翻) 的意思嗎?像overthrow當動詞用是推翻;打倒。 名詞的意思如我在oxford advanced learners' dictionary裡查到 the act of taking power by force from a leader or government 如果照上面的意思去看不就是總統的推翻(表示推翻這件事是總統去作的) 但上下文看的話,就不是我想的意思了。 (有上網查新聞的確是總統被驅逐) 我又陷了鑽牛角尖的黑洞中了…如果有人了解我的意思 麻煩回答一下囉!感謝!感謝! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 111.242.34.185

02/24 23:57, , 1F
前面已經有oust,所以overthrow就是總統所領導的政府被推翻
02/24 23:57, 1F

02/25 00:17, , 2F
此處的"his"只是將"overthrow"這個act和他連在一起而已(指
02/25 00:17, 2F

02/25 00:17, , 3F
的是和他相關的這個特定overthrow(不是別的overthrow). 這
02/25 00:17, 3F

02/25 00:18, , 4F
個特定overthrow的內容/性質仍然沒有變)。並不是寫成
02/25 00:18, 4F

02/25 00:18, , 5F
his overthrow 意思就一定是他去做的
02/25 00:18, 5F

02/25 00:18, , 6F
這寫法很普遍,你可以找找Google News,或是 nytimes.com
02/25 00:18, 6F

02/25 00:18, , 7F
找 "his overthrow" ,多讀幾篇去熟悉這用法/意思
02/25 00:18, 7F

02/25 00:18, , 8F

02/25 00:18, , 9F
keywords: ".. is connected ..."
02/25 00:18, 9F

02/25 00:30, , 10F
"the act of .." is connected with him / belongs to him
02/25 00:30, 10F

02/25 00:30, , 11F
(也確實是,以後歷史上談論他時一定會提到這事件)
02/25 00:30, 11F

02/25 10:35, , 12F
感謝二位回答,我再來研究研究
02/25 10:35, 12F
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