“accordingly”是副词,主要有“因此;相应地;照着”的意思,常用于引出结果、说明行动依据或与前文情况对应,在句中位置灵活,可置于句首、句中或句末。
因此;结果:表示由于前面提到的原因或情况,导致后面的结果发生,有因果逻辑关系。
相应地;按照:用于说明行动、情况等与之前提到的内容相匹配、相适应。
照着;依从:较少用,强调按照某种指示、规定等去做。
位置:通常放在句首,后面用逗号隔开,也可放在句中或句末。
例句:
The weather forecast said it would rain. Accordingly, we took our umbrellas.(天气预报说会下雨,因此我们带了伞。)此句中“accordingly”放在句首,表明“带了伞”这一行为是“天气预报说会下雨”这一原因导致的结果。
He was late for the meeting, and accordingly, he missed some important information.(他开会迟到了,结果错过了一些重要信息。)这里“accordingly”放在句中,起到连接前后因果关系的作用。
She studied hard for the exam; accordingly, she got a high score.(她为考试努力学习,因此取得了高分。)“accordingly”放在句末,同样体现出因果联系。
位置:一般放在句中,修饰动词,说明动作的方式或依据。
例句:
The price of the product has increased, and accordingly, the company has adjusted its marketing strategy.(产品价格提高了,相应地,公司调整了营销策略。)“accordingly”在这里表明“调整营销策略”这一行动是根据“产品价格提高”这一情况做出的。
The new policy requires stricter safety measures, and we are implementing them accordingly.(新政策要求更严格的安全措施,我们正在相应地实施这些措施。)“accordingly”修饰“implementing”,说明实施措施的方式是按照新政策的要求。
例句:You should do the work accordingly to the instructions.(你应该照着说明去做这项工作。)不过,在日常表达中,“according to”更为常用,如“You should do the work according to the instructions.”