"as yet" 是一个正式的英语短语,核心含义是“到目前为止;迄今为止;尚未”,用于强调“从过去到现在的时间段内,某件事仍未发生或状态未改变”。
"as yet" 侧重“截至当前的未完成状态”,通常隐含“期待或可能在未来发生”的潜台词。
"as yet" 几乎只用于否定句或疑问句(肯定句中极少使用,否则不符合习惯),且常与现在完成时搭配(因为强调“过去到现在的延续”)。
结构:否定词(not/no)+ 现在完成时 + as yet
用于说明“到目前为止,某事仍未发生”。
The plan has not been approved as yet.(这项计划尚未获批。)
We have no information about the missing hiker as yet.(截至目前,我们没有失踪徒步者的消息。)
As yet, the company has not announced its quarterly results.(到目前为止,公司尚未公布季度业绩。)
结构:现在完成时 + 主语 + ... + as yet?
用于正式询问“某事是否在截至当前的时间内完成”。
Have you received the payment as yet?(你已经收到付款了吗?)
Has the problem been solved as yet?(问题已经解决了吗?)
"as yet" 可放在句首、句中或句末,但语义不变:
As yet, no one has claimed the lost wallet.(句首)
No one has claimed the lost wallet as yet.(句末)
No one, as yet, has claimed the lost wallet.(句中,较少见)
不用于肯定句:不能说 He has finished the work as yet.(错误),肯定句需用 "so far" 或 "up to now":He has finished the work so far.(到目前为止他已经完成了工作。)
时态搭配:几乎只和现在完成时连用(强调“过去到现在的状态”),不与一般过去时或一般现在时搭配:
× He did not arrive as yet.(错误)
√ He has not arrived as yet.(正确:他尚未到达。)
"as yet" 与 "so far" "up to now" "until now" 含义相近,但更正式,常用于书面语、法律文本或正式对话;而 "so far" 更口语化。
正式:As yet, no decision has been made.(截至目前,尚未做出决定。)
口语:So far, no decision has been made.(到目前为止还没决定。)
"as yet" 是正式的“截至当前未完成”标记,核心用法是:
否定句:表“尚未”;
疑问句:问“是否已完成”;
搭配现在完成时。
通过例子强化理解:
The museum has not opened to the public as yet.(博物馆尚未对公众开放。)
Have they responded to your email as yet?(他们已经回复你的邮件了吗?)
As yet, there is no evidence to support the claim.(到目前为止,没有证据支持这一说法。)