this sort of man的问题

Everybody is shy of this sort of man.

英语表示这种人的说法是 this sort of man 吗?

man 是可数名词,为什么要用类似修饰不可数名词的方法来修饰 man 呢?

请老师,帮忙分析一下 this sort of man 的结构,谢谢解答。

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最佳答案 2017-08-25 09:43

在表示种类、类别的英语表达中,如a kind of, this kind of, what kind of,可数名词在单数情况下,通常不加冠词,这似乎有悖于语法规则。其实,在名词之前这个表示种类的修饰语(a kind of, this kind of, what kind of),本身就相当于限定词,就像my book中的my一样,无须再使用冠词a, the。常见的表示种类的词语有:

this kind of car    a kind of car    what kind of car

this sort of car    a sort of car    what sort of car

this type of car    a type of car    what type of car

this brand of car    a brand of car    what brand of car

this form of car    a form of car    what form of car

this style of car    a style of car    what style of car

this variety of car    a variety of car    what variety of car

this class of car    a class of car    what class of car

this make of car    a make of car    what make of car

实际上,在一些表示种类的词语中,有时是可以带冠词的,例如:what kind of a car,但是,有无冠词,意思有一定的差别:what kind of car 问的是“车的种类”;what kind of a car 倾向于问“车的品质或质量”。

试比较:

What kind of doctor is he? 他是哪一类医生?(内科还是外科医生)
What kind of a doctor is he? 他医术如何?(医术是否高明)
What kind of hospital is it?它是哪一类医院?(内科还是外科医院)
What kind of a hospital is it?这家医院怎么样?(好还是不好)
What kind of job is that? 这是哪一类的工作?
What kind of a job is that? 这算是什么工作?(含义是:你应为这工作感到羞愧)。
What kind of car did you buy? 你买了什么牌子的车?

What kind of a car did you buy? 你买的车性能如何?

你的这个句子Everybody is shy of this sort of man. 意思是:大家都很顾忌这类人。(意思是,大家对这类人有不放心。)这时,this sort of 表示种类,当然不加冠词了。

但在下面的语境中,使用冠词就完全可以:

I wonder what sort of a bargain you'll make. 真不知道你想卖个啥价钱!

What sort of a girl is Miss Darcy? 达西小姐是个怎么样的姑娘?

What sort of a man is Cephalus? A good man, perhaps, but is he wise? What is his view of the passions? 塞伐洛斯是怎样的人?好人,还是一位智者?他对受难的看法?

 


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