: 牛津高階辭典有這樣一個例句： : https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/with?q=with : : It's much easier compared with last time. 這一句在字典中是單獨存在的 對我來說, it, 是泛指一個"情況", "情境", 並不是特定的某一個物體, 或是確切的物品 : 這句意思是不是等於： : : It's much easier (when it is) compared with last time : : ----------- : 網友GoesStation回應： : : No. You could add "as" or "when" between the clauses, but "when it is" has a : different meaning. : 所以他才會說用as/when比較接近意思 : ---------- : 我回應： : : But how about this? For example: : : When the test is compared with last time, it's much easier. : : → It's much easier (when the test is) compared with last time. : → It's much easier compared with last time. : : ---------- 所你提出如果 it 指的是一個the test (n.) 考試/測驗/測試/試驗 那"文法上"是對的, : 網友Raymott回應： : : Yes, they mean the same thing if what you mean is "This test is easier than : the last one." : : I think GS's objection is that the latter test doesn't become easy when, and : only when, it is compared to the last test. : : It will always be easier. : (objection不要輕易的翻成反對, 在這裡這只是異議並不是disagreement, GS並沒有指名這是錯誤的) 所以R才會說, 因為字典只是單獨一句,只有當你明確表明要比較的是"上次的test" 你才會用when the test is compared ... 可是瑞凡... 這樣還是很奇怪 因為test(考試/測驗)怎麼可以拿來與 the last time (上一次, 曾經發生的某一段時間) 所以如果要指名考試, 我會說 It's much easier (when the test is) compared with the previous one. 這一次的考試比上一次的考試簡單 (考題真的變簡單了) I did a test. It's much easier as/when compared with last time. 我考了個試 這比上次簡單了 (考試/測驗/考題, 本身並沒有變得簡單也沒有變得困難, 而是你認為參與test的過程變得簡單了) 所以同學大概說 What did you do? Did you get the exam paper of the last year? (你做了什麼? 你拿到了去年的考古題?) -- 常常聽正式場合的對話或是跟著傳統權威的紀錄片, 久而久之, 講的話就會更謹慎 更精確, 也會更符合文法。最後文法就只是一種 "這樣說就是不精確, 描述起來不合邏輯, 聽起來感覺耳朵很刺耳" ※ 編輯: laifei (130.102.13.55), 06/21/2018 17:44:40