1、should 本来是 shall(应该;将要)的过去时:"必须、应当"这层义务感原本在 shall 身上,后来反而由 should 主要扛着——把它记成"专门背负'本该做'的那个词"。 2、和 ought to(应该,应当)分工:ought to 偏客观,多涉及法律、道义、责任、义务;should 偏自己的主观看法,语气比 ought to 稍弱。 3、释义四个词"应该;就;可能;将要"都挂在"按理本该如此"这条主线上;读音 /ʃʊd/,结尾 ould 里的 l 不发音。
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中文词源
should 应该,应当
来自 shall 的过去分词形式。
英语词源
should
should: [OE] Should started life as the past tense of shall. It preserves the word’s original connotations of ‘obligation’ which have all but disappeared from shall. => shall
should
c. 1200, from Old English sceolde, past tense of sceal (see shall). Preserves the original notion of "obligation" that has all but dropped from shall.
权威例句
1. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.
他说他们应该掉转枪口,向保守党开火。
2. The price of oil should remain stable for the rest of 1992.
油价会在1992年剩下的时间里保持稳定。
3. At a later news conference, he said differences should not be dramatized.
在后来的新闻发布会上,他说不应夸大分歧。
4. I believe that a journalist should be completely objective.
我认为新闻记者不应当有丝毫偏见。
5. They said the present system of military conscription should be phased out.
他们说,当前的征兵体系应当逐步废除。
词语辨析
【ought to, should】
这组词都有“应该,应当”的意思,其区别是:
ought to: 侧重反映客观情况,多在涉及法律、道义、责任、义务或原则时使用。
should: 侧重自己的主观看法,语气比ought to稍弱一些。
【ought, to, should】
这两个情态动词均可表示“应该,应当”之意。
ought to: 侧重反映客观情况,多在涉及法律、道义、责任、义务或原则时使用。
should: 侧重自己的主观看法,语气比ought to稍弱一些。