"with the result that" 是一个复合介词短语,用于引出结果状语从句,表示“结果是;因此;从而”,强调前面的行为、情况或事件直接导致后面的结果(结果通常是自然的、可预期的)。
1、 结构特点:
通常放在主句之后,用逗号与主句隔开,后面接完整的从句(包含主语和谓语),说明主句动作带来的结果。
基本结构:主句 , with the result that + 从句
2、 语境示例
以下例子覆盖不同场景,帮助理解:
学习/考试:He didn’t study for the test, with the result that he got a failing grade.
(他没复习考试,结果得了不及格。)
天气/环境:The storm was extremely strong, with the result that many trees were uprooted.
(暴风雨非常猛烈,结果很多树被连根拔起。)
生活/时间:She worked 12 hours a day, with the result that she rarely saw her children.
(她每天工作12小时,因此很少见到孩子。)
健康/习惯:He smoked heavily for years, with the result that he developed lung disease.
(他抽烟多年,结果得了肺病。)
3、 与类似表达的区别
"so that":也表结果,但更强调“目的”(为了…)或“以便”,而 "with the result that" 纯表已发生的结果(更客观)。
例:He studied hard so that he could pass the exam.(目的:为了通过)
He studied hard, with the result that he passed the exam.(结果:已经通过)
"as a result":是插入语,后面需接逗号再跟句子(不能直接接从句);而 "with the result that" 直接接从句。
例:He didn’t study. As a result, he failed.(正确)
He didn’t study, with the result that he failed.(正确)
从句的时态通常与主句一致(主句过去时→从句过去时;主句现在时→从句现在时)。
该短语较正式,常用于书面语或正式口语,避免在日常闲聊中过度使用(可替换为更简洁的 "so" 或 "thus")。
总结:"with the result that" 是连接“原因-结果”的正式表达,重点突出前因直接导致后果,适合需要明确逻辑关系的场景。