“as for”是英语中常用的介词短语,核心含义是“至于;关于;就……而言”,主要用于转换话题或引出与前文相关的新对象/内容,常带有轻微的“过渡”或“对比”意味。
用于从当前话题转向另一个相关话题,或针对具体的人/事发表看法,相当于“说到……;关于……”。
1、 后接成分:
常接名词、代词、动名词或名词性从句(如what/why引导的从句),作“as for”的宾语。
例:As for him(代词), he never cares about others.
例:As for playing football(动名词), I'm not very good at it.
例:As for what she said(名词性从句), I don't believe a word of it.
2、 位置:
通常放在句首(用于转换话题),有时也可放在句中(衔接上下文)。
例1(句首):We talked about the movie first. As for the book, no one mentioned it.
例2(句中):I like most fruits—apples, bananas, oranges. As for pineapples, I can't stand them.
用于结束前文话题,引出新的讨论对象。
例:I had a great trip to Japan. As for the weather, it was perfect—sunny every day!
(前文讲“旅行”,用“as for”转到“天气”)
突出前后内容的差异,常带有“而至于……则……”的对比感。
例:Tom is good at sports. As for his brother, he's more into reading.
(对比Tom和他弟弟的兴趣)
针对某一具体问题,表明自己的态度或观点。
例:As for the new school rules, I think they're too strict.
(针对“新校规”发表看法)
有时隐含“其他情况不说,单说……”的意味。
例:As for me, I don't mind staying at home tonight.
(强调“我自己”的想法,排除他人)
两者都有“关于”的意思,但侧重不同:
as for:更强调“转换话题”,从旧话题转到新话题;
as to:更强调“针对具体问题/细节”,常引出疑问、原因或具体点。
例:As for the party, we need to plan the time. As to the location, let's choose a café.
(先转话题到“派对”,再针对“地点”这个细节讨论)
“as for”是话题转换的衔接词,核心功能是“从A说到B”,日常对话和写作中都很常用,帮助逻辑更连贯。只要记住它的“过渡”本质,结合具体语境就能灵活使用~