英语短语 "all the way from" 核心含义是“从...(全程/远道/完整范围)到...”,强调距离的遥远、范围的完整,或来源的“不易/偏远”。以下是具体解析和用法:
字面直译为“从...一直到...”,但实际使用中更突出“全程覆盖”“远道而来”的语气,比普通的“from...to...”更具强调性。
根据语境,"all the way from" 可用于距离、时间、范围、来源等场景:
强调从一个遥远的地方“一路过来”,突出路程的漫长或用心。
She flew all the way from Sydney to attend my graduation.
(她从悉尼远道飞过来参加我的毕业典礼。)
He drove all the way from Alaska to Florida just to see his grandma.
(他从阿拉斯加一路开车到佛罗里达,就为了看奶奶。)
强调从某个起点“一直延续到”终点,涵盖整个区间,没有中断。
The exhibition features artworks all the way from the 15th century to the present day.
(展览展示了从15世纪到当代的艺术品。)
The festival has activities all the way from morning till midnight.
( festival 的活动从早到晚持续进行。)
突出事物“来自很远的地方”,隐含“珍贵/特别”的意味(相当于“专程从...带来”)。
This tea is all the way from Yunnan, China—my uncle sent it to me.
(这种茶是从中国云南远道而来的——我叔叔寄给我的。)
I bought this keychain all the way from Japan during my trip last year.
(这个钥匙扣是我去年旅行时从日本带回来的。)
普通的 "from A to B" 仅说明“从A到B”的范围;而 "all the way from A to B" 额外强调:
距离的遥远(如“从纽约到洛杉矶” vs “从纽约一路到洛杉矶”);
范围的完整性(如“从早到晚” vs “从早一直到晚”);
行为的用心/不易(如“来自日本” vs “从日本远道而来”)。
接地点:all the way from Beijing / Paris / the countryside
接时间:all the way from 1990 / the Middle Ages / my childhood
接来源:all the way from a small town / a remote island / my hometown
"all the way from" 是一个强调性短语,核心是突出“从起点到终点的全程性”或“来源的遥远性”。使用时结合语境,能让表达更生动、有画面感~