相似词语辨析【9】alone和lone
<p> <span word="alone">alone</span>，<span word="lone">lone</span></p><p> 这一对词都有单独、孤单（<span word="having">having</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span>）之意，但用法有所不同。</p><p> 就词性而言，<span word="alone">alone</span>既可作形容词，又可作副词；而<span word="lone">lone</span>只能作形容词，不能作副词。例如：</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>．（<span word="adj">adj</span>．）</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>．（<span word="adv">adv</span>．）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lone">lone</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="past">past</span>．（<span word="adj">adj</span>．）</p><p> 用作形容词时，<span word="alone">alone</span>只能作表语；而<span word="lone">lone</span>一般只能作定语。例：</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>．（不能说： <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="person">person</span>）</p><p> 我独居。</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lone">lone</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>．</p><p> 她想单独飞行。</p><p> 在现代英语里，<span word="alone">alone</span>和<span word="lone">lone</span>跟<span word="lonely">lonely</span>涵义不同，前二者只表示单独，没有感情色彩，但后者则表示孤单、寂寞的感受。例：</p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span>．</p><p> 虽然我独居香港，但是我并不感到寂寞。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lone">lone</span> <span word="traveller">traveller</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span> <span word="life">life</span>．</p><p> 那独行客过着寂寞的人生。</p><p> 关于<span word="alone">alone</span>一词，在使用时要注意几点：</p><p> （一）<span word="alone">alone</span>是表语形容词，因此，我们不能说：<span word="very">very</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>，只可以说<span word="much">much</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>或<span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p> （二）<span word="alone">alone</span>虽然作单独、孤单解，但它并不一定用于表示贬义的场合，因为有些人生来就喜欢孤单和清静，例如下句中的<span word="alone">alone</span>就是反映这个涵义：</p>
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