Transitional Verb and Phrase 常見連接詞及片語

Transitional Verb and Phrase 常見連接詞及片語

這裡附的片語和連接詞是可以用在第一段和第二段，例如說明順序的連接詞就可以用在不同觀點之間，而第二段說明自身經驗的句型則可以使用開場的片語。
這之中出現的許多片語礙於篇幅的關係就不列出例句了，希望大家下果不懂意思的話除了去查英漢字典外，也能上英英字典看看，查查例句及用法。

Opening 開場

常用轉折詞：

• As mentioned / stated above, S+V
• According to / Based on what’s mentioned above / the above-mentioned statements
• Ｗhen it comes to N = Speaking of N = In terms of N = As to / for + N
• In general = Generally speaking = By and large = Overall = On the whole = As a whole
• Simply put = Put simply
• Frankly / Honestly speaking = To be honest = To tell the truth = To be frank with you
  • bluntly 坦率的
• Nowadays = recently
  • ... in nowadays' society
  • In this day and age

說明自身立場：

• From my personal perspective / viewpoint / point of view = In my opinion / view = As far as I'm concerned
• I’m of the opinion that
• It suddenly occurred to / struck to me that 突然想到
  • dawned on 突然頓悟
  • It flashed into / popped into / came across one’s mind that
• I am deeply convinced / firmly believe / persuaded that
  • persuasive = convincing
  • place / put little credence in = not hold out much hope (that...) 不相信

Comparison and Contrast 比較

• In comparison with = Compared with
• In contrast = On the contrary = On the other hand = Conversely = Instead
• Nevertheless = Nonetheless = However = Still
• Otherwise
• instead of / rather than + Ving / N
• Like = Similarly = Likewise
• Equally important = Sth is of the same importance

Enumeration 舉例

• For example = For instance = To illustrate = As an illustration = To cite an example
• Take sth as an example. = To illustrate this point, = Take sth for instance.

Yielding 退讓

• Although = Even though = Even if
• There are two side to sth（這件事有兩面）
• In spite of = Despite the fact that Despite + N / Ving = In spite of + N / Ving
  • Despite his poor health / Despite working hard In spite of his poor health / In spite of working hard
• still
• yet
  • She has yet to decide whether ...
  • The best is yet to come.
  • The idea sound great, yet we ...
  • Simple yet creative, ambitious yet impractical
• Perhaps (要有s) = Maybe = Probably
  • Sth is perhaps...
• At first glance = At first sight（乍看之下，後面語意轉折）

Emphasis 強調

• especially = in particular = particularly = specifically = to be specific
  • be particular / picky / choosy / finicky about + N
• above all = on top of that / on top of everything else = most important ( of all)
• best of all / better yet worst of all / worst yet
• surely = certainly = definitely
• S+V, not to mention = not to speak of = to say nothing of S+V (否定), let alone / much less + 任何詞性
  • I’ve never seen this guy before, let alone worked with him.
• Undoubtedly = Without a doubt = Needless to say It goes without saying that = It is undeniable that = There is no denying that
• It's generally agreed that = It is commonly held / established / believed / recognized that = Conventional wisdom hold that = Everyone knows that = As is known to all
  • Contrary to common / general / popular belief
• We can say with reasonable confidence that = We have every / enough reasons to believe that = I’m pretty sure that

Cause and Effect 因果關係

• therefore = thereby = hence = thus = consequently = as a consequence = in consequence = as a result = accordingly = on account of
• result in = lead to = bring about = give rise to = contribute to = responsible for = cause
• thanks to = due to = because of = since = in that = seeing that = owing to = on account of
• with the aim to = with a view to doing sth = with an eye to = for the purpose of = in an effort to = in an attempt to = strive to VR / for + N = struggle to VR / with + N
• in the cause of 為了
  • They are fighting in the cause of justice.

Sequence 順序

• To begin with
• At the very beginning
• To start off
• For starters
• Initially = firstly = in the first place = first of all = to begin / start with = for starters
• First and foremost ↔ Last but not least
• additionally = besides = second = secondly = next = subsequently = afterward
• as well as
• furthermore = moreover = in addition
• for one thing for another
• In the end = At last = Lastly = Finally = Eventually = Ultimately

Subsequence 接續

• besides
• in addition to = apart from = aside from
• furthermore = what's more = moreover = furthermore
• To put it another way / differently = In other words = That is to say = Namely

Conclusion 結論

• To sum up = In conclusion = To conclude = all in all
• In short = In brief = In a word = In a nutshell
• In retrospect = Looking back 回首過去
• After all 畢竟