问
《现代英语用法词典》(外研社, p.257) 说 considering that 中的 considering 是介词。是这样吗?
答
应当把 considering that 看作是复合连词,因为从语法结构上看,that 从句是不受介词支配的。请注意,considering that 中的 that 常常被省略。
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Considering that he received no help, his results are very good. (EED) 考虑到他没有得到援助,他所获得的结果是很好的。
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Considering he's been learning English a year he speaks it very well. (LDCE) 考虑到他只学了一年英语,他的英语是说得非常好的。
consist in
(参见 in that )