Hardly when是一个由两个单词hardly和when组成的复合词,它的意思是“几乎不会在什么时候”。它可以用来表示某件事情发生的可能性非常小,几乎不会发生。这个词通常用于否定句中,表示某件事情很少发生或者几乎不可能发生。
hardly when什么意思
“hardly…when”是一个固定结构,用来表示某个事件很快就被另一个事件所取代。通常意味着前一事件刚刚结束,后一事件就紧随其后发生了,意味着两个事件的时间间隔非常短暂,几乎没有多少时间间隔。
例如:
Hardly had I arrived at the airport when my flight was announced.(我刚到机场航班就宣布登机了。)
Hardly had we finished our dinner when the guests arrived.(我们刚吃完饭客人就到了。)
在上述例子中,“hardly”作为副词表示某件事情刚刚结束,而“when”连接后面的事件,表示紧随其后发生。
此外,“hardly…when”这个结构还有另一层含义,即前面的事件通常是不愉快或不期望发生的,而后面的事件则是更加好的或期望的结果,这也可以解释为什么前一个事件会被强调。
hardly when和no sooner than的区别用法
1、hardly…when……它的意思是“几乎未来得及做完A这件事,紧接着就开始B这件事。”使用这个短语时,一般用于过去完成时;并且when有时可改用before;
例如:He had hardly finished the article when the light went out.他刚写完文,灯就熄了。
He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house.他还未安顿下来,就卖掉了那所房子。
另外,如果把hardly放于句首,主句要用倒装结构即谓语动词要提前;
如:Hardly had I finished eating when he came in.我刚吃完他就进来了。
Hardly had she gone out when a student came to visit her.她还没走出家门,就有一个学生来看望她。
2、no sooner…than:它的意思相当于“刚做完A这件事,就做B这件事”;
例如:He had no sooner returned than he bought a house.他一回来就买了一套房子。
如果no sooner 位于句首,主句要用倒装结构;例如:No sooner had he arrived than he went away again.他刚到就又走了。
No sooner had the game started than it began to rain heavily.运动会刚开始,天就下起了大雨。
no sooner…than 一般用来描述做过的事情,它不能用于表示将来的事。
两个用法一样,可以互换,都表示“刚一……就……”如果要讲细微区别的话,就是hardly .when……更紧凑一些,意思是“几乎未来得及做完A这件事,紧接着就开始做B这件事”。而no sooner. than意思是“刚做完A这件事,就做B这件事”。两者里面的hardly, No sooner如果放在包首,都必须用倒装。这是典型的过去完成时的句子。
1、Hardy.when–Hardly had I got into the room when it began to rain. –正语序: | had hardly got into the room when it began to rain.我刚进屋,天就开始下雨了。-正语序字体我刚进屋,天就开始下雨了。
2、No sooner .than–No sooner had I got into the room than it began to rain. –I had no sooner got into the room than it began to rain.不会更快。我刚进房间,天就开始下雨了。我刚进屋,天就开始下雨了。
hardly when和as soon as的区别
1、as soon as,它的意思相当于“A事情发生以后,就做B这件事”。
这个短语用的比较常用,口语和书面语都可以。它的特点是,在句子中的位置比较灵活,而且可以用于各种时态。
例如:I'll write you as soon as I get there.我一到那儿就给你来信。
hardly…when…它的意思是“几乎未来得及做完A这件事,紧接着就开始B这件事。”使用这个短语时,一般用于过去完成时;并且when有时可改用before。
例如:He had hardly finished the article when the light went out.他刚写完文,灯就熄了。
另外,如果把hardly放于句首,主句要用倒装结构即谓语动词要提前。
如:Hardly had I finished eating when he came in.我刚吃完他就进来了。
这三个短语都有“一……就”、“刚刚……就”的意思,它们的意思非常相近,因此有时可以互换。例如:
“我刚到公共汽车站,汽车就开了。”一句,就可以有如下几句译法:
As soon as I got to the bus stop, the bus started.
Hardly had I got to the bus stop when the bus started.
No sooner had I got to the bus stop than the bus started.
但他们之间也有一些差异,例如:如果从两件事情的间隔时间来说,as soon as 较长,no sooner…than居中,hardly…when间隔时间最短。