Hereabouts, + [clause]
句首作状语时,通常用逗号与主句隔开。
Hereabouts, the summers are surprisingly cool.
在这里附近,夏天出奇地凉爽。
在这里附近;附近一带
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
在这里附近;附近一带
in this general vicinity
Hereabouts, the summers are surprisingly cool.
在这里附近,夏天出奇地凉爽。
在这附近。
Near here.
Few people hereabouts have ever seen snow.
这附近很少有人见过雪。
We moved here recently, so we're still getting to know the shops hereabouts.
我们最近搬到这里,所以还在慢慢熟悉这附近的商店。
The weather hereabouts can change very quickly.
这一带的天气变化非常快。
句首作状语时,通常用逗号与主句隔开。
Hereabouts, the summers are surprisingly cool.
在这里附近,夏天出奇地凉爽。
也可放在句末,意思与句首基本相同。
There are few good restaurants hereabouts.
这附近没什么好餐馆。
somewhere hereabouts 强调在附近不确定的位置。
The missing cat must be somewhere hereabouts.
那只走失的猫一定就在这附近什么地方。
Not this
I live in hereabouts.
Use this
I live hereabouts.
hereabouts 是副词,表示“在这一带/在这附近”,本身已含“在……”的意思,不能再加介词 in。这是受中文“住在这里附近”影响而多加介词。
Not this
Hereabouts is very quiet.
Use this
It is very quiet hereabouts.
hereabouts 是副词,不是名词,不能作主语。想表达“这一带很安静”时,要用形式主语 it,并把 hereabouts 放在句末作地点状语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在这附近某处
The keys must be somewhere hereabouts.
钥匙一定在这附近某个地方。
这一带的人;本地人
People hereabouts are known for their hospitality.
这一带的人以好客闻名。
在附近一带闻名
The old oak tree is known hereabouts as a meeting place.
这棵老橡树在附近一带是有名的聚会地点。
在附近任何地方
You won't find a better bakery anywhere hereabouts.
这附近一带你找不到更好的面包店了。
住在附近一带
For centuries, her family lived hereabouts.
几个世纪以来,她的家族一直住在附近一带。
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拆分记忆:here(这里)+ abouts(周围),合起来就是“在这里附近”。想象有人问路,你指着脚下说:“就在这儿一带。”
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、literary prose、official notices 该词较为正式,多用于书面语或正式场合;在日常口语中,人们更常说 around here。
hereabouts 读作 /ˌhɪrəˈbaʊts/(美式;英式 /ˌhɪərəˈbaʊts/),重音在 -baʊts。上面的 thereabouts、whereabouts(副词)、bouts、shouts、scouts、pouts 都与 -baʊts 押韵。注意:whereabouts 作名词“下落”时读作 /ˈwerəbaʊts/(重音在 where-),与 hereabouts 不押韵;但作副词“在哪里”时与 hereabouts 同韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.