定语从句的特殊用法

英语中定语从句难点透析
汉中市委党校王珂
在函授《英语》第二册中，讲到定语从句这个语法，我这里把难点作一分析、归纳。
定语从句 是修饰某一名词或代词的从句，起形容词的作用。定语从句一般紧跟在它所修饰的先行词之
后。被定语从 句修饰的词叫先行词。引导定语从句的词叫关系词。 关系词有关系代词和关系副词。关系代
词有that, which, who, whom, whose, as等；关系副词有when, where, why等。 关系词通常有下列三
个作 用：A、引导定语从句；B、代替先行词；C、在定语从句中担当一个成分。例如：The man who is shaking
hands with my father is a policeman. 该句中，who is shaking hands with my father 是定语从句，
修饰先行词the man， “who”是引导定语从句的关系词，代替先行词the man，在定语从句中作主语。关
系代词和关 系副词引导的定语从句在课本中已作详细讲解，不再赘述，这里主要谈其特殊用法
一、“介词+关系代词”引导的定语从句
关系代词在定语从句中作介词宾语时，从句常常由“介词+关系代词”引出。例如
⒈The school (which that) he once studied in is very famous.
The school in which he once studied is very famous. 他曾经就读过的学校很出名。
⒉Tomorrow I’ll bring here the magazine (which that) you asked for.
Tomorrow I’ll bring here the magazine for which you asked.明天我将把你要的杂志带来。
⒊This is the boy (whom who that) I played tennis with yesterday.
This is the boy with whom I played tennis yesterday. 这是我昨天跟他打台球的男孩。
⒋We’ll go to hear the famous singer (whom who that) we have often talked about.
We’ll go to hear the famous singer (whom who that) we have often talked about. 我们
将去听那位我们经常谈论的著名歌唱家演唱。
⒌The manager whose company I work in pays much attention to improving our working conditions.
The manager in whose company I work pays much attention to improving our working conditions
我工作的那家公司的经理十分注意改善我们的工作条件。
【注意】①含有介词的短语动词一般不拆开，介词仍放在短语动词的后面。如：look for, look
after, take care of 等。例如：
ⅰThis is the watch (which that) I am looking for. (正) 这是我正在找的手表。
This is the watch for which I am looking . (误)
ⅱThe babies (whom who that) the nurse is looking after are very healthy. (正) 那个
保姆照看的小宝宝们都很健康。
The babies after whom the nurse is looking are very healthy. （误）
②若介词放在关系代词前，关系代词指人时只可用whom，不可用who, that；关系代词指物时只可用
which，不可用that。关系代词是所有格时用whose。例如
ⅰThe man with whom you talked just now is my neighbour. (正) 你刚才跟他谈话的那个人是
我的邻居。
The man with that who you talked just now is my neighbour. (误)
ⅱThe plane in which we flew to Canada was really comfortable. (正)我们去加拿大所乘坐的
飞机实在很舒服。
The plane in that we flew to Canada was really comfortable. (误)
③“介词+关系代词”前还可有some, any, none, all, both, neither, many, most, each, few等代
词或者数词。如：
ⅰHe loves his parents deeply, both of whom are very kind to him. 他深深地爱着他的父母，
他们俩待他都很好。

ⅱIn the basket there are quite many apples, some of which have gone bad. 篮子里有好些苹
果，有些已经坏了。
ⅲThere are forty students in our class in all, most of whom are from big cities. 我们
班总共有４０个学生，大多数来自大城市。
ⅳUp to now, he has written ten stories, three of which are about country life. 迄今
为止，他写了１０部小说，其中３部是关于农村生活的。
二、限制性定语从句中只能用that 引导定语从句的情况
⒈当先行词是everything, anything, nothing (something 除外), all, none, few, little, some
等代词时，或当先行词受every, any, all, some, no, little, few, much等代词修饰时。如：
① Have you taken down everything that Mr. Li said? 李老师讲的你都记下来了吗？
② All that can be done has been done. 所有能做的都做好了。
③
There is little that I can do for you
. 我不能为你干什么。
④ He stayed in the library and looked up any information that they needed. 他呆在图书馆
查找所需的资料。
【注意】当先行词指人时，偶尔也可用关系代词who，如：
Any man that who has a sense of duty won’t do such a thing. 任何有责任感的人都不会做
这样的事。
⒉当先行词被序数词修饰时。如：
The first place that they visited in London was the Big Ben. 在伦敦他们参观的第一个地方
是大本钟。
⒊当先行词被形容词最高级修饰时。如：
这是我看过的最好的电影。
⒋当先行词被the very, the only修饰时。如：
①
This is the very dictionary that I want to buy.
这正是我要买的词典。
②After the fire in his house, the old car is the only thing that he owns. 家里发生了火
灾过后，那辆旧车成了他的唯一拥有。
⒌当先行词前面有who, which等疑问代词时。如：
①
Who is the man that is standing by the gate?
站在门口的那个人是谁
② Which is the T-shirt that fits me most? 哪件T恤衫最合我的身？
⒍当先行词为人与动物或人与物时。如：
① They talked about the persons and things that they remembered at school 他们谈论着他
们所能记起的在校时的人和事。
② Look at the man and his donkey that are walking up the street. 瞧瞧那个沿街走来的人
和他的毛驴。
三、关系代词as 和which 引导的非限制性定语从句
as 和which 引导非限制性定语从句时， 其用法有相同之处，也有不同之处。具体情况是：
⒈as 和which都可以在定语从句中做主语或宾语，代表前面整个句子。如：
① He married her, as which was natural. 他跟她结婚了，这是很自然的事。
② He is honest, as which we can see. 他很诚实， 这一点我们看得出来。
⒉as 引导的非限制性定语从句可以放在主句之前、主句之后，甚至还可以分割主句。 which
引导的非限制性定语从句只可放在主句之后。另外，as 常常有“正如、正像”的含义。如：
① As is known to all, China is a developing country. 众所周知，中国是发展中国家。
② John, as you know, is a famous writer. 正如你所知， 约翰是个著名作家。
③ Zhang Hua has been to Paris more than ten times, which I don’t believe. 张华已去过

巴黎十多次了，这一点我不相信。
【注意：】当主句和从句之间存在着逻辑上的因果关系时，关系词往往只用which。如：
These tables are made of metal, which made them very heavy. 这些桌子是金属的，这使得这
些桌子很重。
⒊当先行词受such, the same 修饰时，关系词常用as。 如：
① I’ve never heard such stories as he tells. 我从未听过象他讲的这样的故事。
② He is not such a fool as he looks. 他可不象他看上去的那样傻。
③
This is the same dictionary as I lost last week
. 这部词典跟我上星期丢失的一样。
【注意】当先行词受the same 修饰时，偶尔也用 that引导定语从句，但与as引导的定语从
句意思有区别。如：
A． She wore the same dress
that
she wore at Mary’s wedding. 她穿着她在玛丽婚礼上穿过的
同一条连衣裙。
B．
She wore the same dress as her younger sister wore
. 她穿着跟她妹妹所穿的一样的连
衣裙。
四、以the way为先行词的限制性定语从句通常由in which或that引导，而且通常可以省略。如：
⒈The way (that in which ) he answered the questions was surprising. 他回答这些问题的
方式令人惊奇。
⒉I don’t like the way (that in which) you laugh at her. 我不喜欢你冲她的样子。
五、关系代词与关系副词的选择
用关系代词还是关系副词引导定语从句主要看关系词在定语从句中的作用（即所担当的成分）。试比
较：
A. I know a place where we can have a picnic. 我知道一个我们可以野炊的地方。
I know a place which that is famous for its beautiful natural scenery. 我知道一个以自
然景色优美而闻名的地方。
B.
I will never forget the days when we spent our holidays together.
我永远忘不
了我们
一起度假的日子。
I will never forget the days that which we spent together. 我永远忘不了我们一起度过
的日子。
C. This is the reason why he was dismissed. 这就是他被解雇的原因。
This is the reason that which he explained to me for his not attending the meeting. 这
就是他向我解释的他没有参加会议的原因。
六、but 有时也用作关系词引导定语从句。如：
There are very few but admire his talents. 很少有人不赞赏他的才干的。（but = who don’t）
七、定语从句与同位语从句的区别
⒈定语从句修饰限定先行词，它与先行词是修饰关系；同位语从句说明先行词的具体内容，
它与先行词是同位关系。
The plane that has just taken off is for Paris. （定语从句） 刚刚起飞的那架飞机是开往
巴黎的。
The fact that he has already died is quite clear. （同位语从句） 他已经去世了，这个事实
很明了。
⒉定语从句由关系代词或关系副词引导，关系词在从句中担当相应的句子成分，关系代词在从句中作
宾语时经常可省略。同位语从句主要由连词that 引导，在从句中一般不担当成分；有时也由where, when,
how, who, whether, what 等连词引导，这些连词则在从句中担当成分。

A. The news that he told me is true. （定语从句） 他告诉我的消息是真的。
The news that he has just died is true. （同位语从句） 他刚刚去世了，这个消息是真的。
B .The problem that we are facing now is how we can collect so much money. (定语从句) 我
们现在面临的问题是如何筹集这么多资金。
The problem how we can collect so much money is difficult to solve. （同位语从句） 我
们如何筹集这么多资金，这个问题很难解决。
C. The question that he raised puzzled all of us. （定语从句） 他提出的问题让我们很为
难。
The question whether he is sure to win the game is hard to answer. （同位语从句） 他是
否一定会赢得那场比赛。
⒊同位语从句与先行词一般可以用动词be发展成一个完整的句子, 而定语从句则不能。如：
A. The idea that he we could ask the teacher for advice is wonderful. （同位语从句）
们可以向老师请教，这个主意不错。
The idea was that we could ask the teacher for advice.，这个问题很难回答。
B. Pay attention to the problem how we can protect the wild animals. （同位语从句)
球围绕太阳转，这个事实人人皆知。
The fact is that the earth moves around the sun.
C. Pay attention to the problem how we can protect the wild animals. （同位语从句）
注意如何保护野生动物这个问题。
The problem is how we can protect the wild animals.
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