该短语的核心功能是连接两个对比的对象,强调两者在性质、特征、状态等方面的差异或对立。
"in contrast with" 是介词短语,后面需要接名词、代词或名词性短语(即对比的对象),不能直接接句子。
基本结构:
【主体】 + (系动词/谓语) + in contrast with + 【对比对象】
或:In contrast with + 【对比对象】, 【主体】 + (谓语)
以下是常见场景的例句,帮助理解:
Her bright, cheerful personality is in contrast with his gloomy, quiet one.
(她开朗活泼的性格与他阴郁沉默的性格形成鲜明对比。)
The calm of the countryside is in contrast with the chaos of the city.
(乡村的宁静与城市的喧嚣形成对比。)
In contrast with the expensive restaurant we went to last week, this one is very affordable.
(与上周我们去的那家昂贵餐厅相比,这家很实惠。)
容易混淆的短语是 "in contrast to" 和 "by contrast",需注意细微差异:
短语 | 用法差异 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
in contrast with | 更强调“两者之间的对比互动”,后面接具体对象(名词/代词) | His success is in contrast with her failure.(他的成功与她的失败对比。) |
in contrast to | 更强调“对比的结果(突出差异)”,用法与"with"基本通用(很多场合可互换) | In contrast to his brother, he is very tall.(与他哥哥相比,他很高。) |
by contrast | 单独使用(不接对象),后面接完整句子,强调“对比之下的结果” | She is very outgoing. By contrast, her sister is extremely shy.(她很外向,相比之下,她妹妹非常害羞。) |
避免语法错误:"in contrast with" 后需接名词性成分,不能直接接从句。
❌ 错误:In contrast with that he is lazy, she works hard.
✅ 正确:In contrast with his laziness, she works hard.(与他的懒惰相比,她工作很努力。)
逻辑一致性:对比的对象需属于同一范畴(如“性格”对“性格”、“场景”对“场景”),避免逻辑混乱。
"in contrast with" 是表达差异对比的高频短语,核心是“连接两个对立的对象”,用法上需注意后面接名词性成分,且对比对象要逻辑一致。通过例句和与相似短语的区分,能更准确地掌握其用法~