英文學術寫作寶典 11: Describing Quantities 描述數量
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The language for writing about quantities can be a complex area for non-native speakers because there are many combinations of short grammar words, such as prepositions and pronouns, and these can easily be confused. Many of the phrases given below also contain approximators such as: nearly, approximately, over half, less than, just over.
描述數量的用語對非母語人士而言較為複雜，其中包含許多短詞(如介係詞及代名詞)的組合，容易搞混。下列片語也包含了近似詞，如：幾乎、大約、過半、少於、超過。
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: 以前在學校一直只有學
: be confused with
: 剛剛查了一下發現也有
: be confused about
: be confused at
: 請問這些意思一樣嗎？還是有不同的用法呢？
"confused" 後面常搭配的介系詞有表達「混淆」的 "with" [1] [2] [3]，「全面考量」
意涵的 about [4] [5]；「目標」含意的at [8] [9] [10] ;「受制，無能為力」意味較
強的by [13] [14]。要特別強調，基本上"at" 和 "about" 差異不大。而如要「特意」進
一步要區分 "about" "at" "by"， 可從常用搭配下手去多加比對:"about" 常接
「議題」 [5] [6]、「概念」[7] ；"at" 常接「疑問詞」 [8] [9] [10] (註:"about"也可接
[11])，"at"也與「動名詞」連用 [12]；"by" 常接 「個人特質」[14]
。
[1] In these circumstances, the manipulators become the manipulated, illusion
is confused with reality and the accused emerges as the victim. (NY Times)
[2] Helena Price, a freelance photographer, was confused with a famous
character, also named Helena, from a popular Brazilian soap opera called “Em
Familia.” (NY Times)
[3] Head lice should not be confused with body lice or pubic lice.
(Washington Post)
[4] Majorities of Americans described themselves as "confused" about the new
health care bill and acknowledge they don't have enough information about it
to grasp how it will affect their lives, according to a new poll conducted by
the Kaiser Family Foundation. (Washington Post)
[5] So why were the ancient Greeks so confused about homosexuality, asks
James Davidson. (Guardian)
[6] It is also easy to get confused about issues concerning the Internet.
(Independent)
[7] If you're also confused about the bitcoin system, here's how Wikipedia
explains it: (LA Times)
[8] ''Many people are confused at how to bring the life of Jesus into their
own life,'' he said. (NY Times)
[9] Children 5 or 6 and under, who think in concrete terms of right and
wrong, will be most confused at what seems a gross injustice. (NY Times)
[10] I am also confused at what the crowd in the picture is burning... is it
rubbish? (Economist)
[11] Everywhere, small businesses were rushing to automate, and, in the
profusion of complex new equipment, many were confused about what to buy. (NY
Times)
[12] It was more of just being confused at losing everything overnight,
literally overnight. (CNN)
[13] After minutes of violent rumbling, they were stunned and confused by the
sheer power of the 9.1-magnitude quake. (NY Times)
[14] People are often confused by my accent.I once had some English people
come to my restaurant who thought I was from Liverpool. (Guardian)
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