though 和 but 都可以用來表示「雖然…但是…」,但用法略有不同:
though
- 從屬連接詞:用來連接兩個子句,表示讓步關係。可以放在句首或句中。
● Though he is rich, he is not happy.(雖然他富有,但他並不快樂。) - 副詞:放在句尾,表示「不過」,語氣較為口語化。
● She tried her best, though.(不過她已經盡力了。)
but
● 對等連接詞:用來連接兩個並列的子句,表示轉折關係。
● I like apples, but I don’t like oranges.(我喜歡蘋果,但是我不喜歡橘子。)
例句比較
● I wanted to go to the park, but it started raining. (我想去公園,但開始下雨了。)
● I wanted to go to the park. It started raining, though. (我想去公園,但開始下雨了。)→ 句末用法,更口語化。
● Though it was raining, we went to the park. (雖然下雨了,我們還是去了公園。)→ 表示讓步或轉折。
● She is very smart, but she can be lazy sometimes. (她非常聰明,但有時會懶惰。)
● She is very smart. She can be lazy sometimes, though. (她非常聰明,儘管如此,有時會懶惰。)
主要區別
語氣強弱
● but 更直接、強烈,用來強調前後的對比或轉折。
● though 語氣較弱,通常表示讓步或補充說明。位置靈活性
● but 通常只能用在句中,兩個句子之間。
● though 可以靈活地放在句首、句中或句末。句子結構
● but 連接兩個對比的句子或短語。
● though 可以引導副詞子句,或作為補充說明放在句末。
總結
but 更適合強烈的轉折,通常出現在句子中間。
though 更靈活,語氣較弱,並且可以放在句首、句中或句末。