不定代词(一)

两类不定代词

不定代词可分作两类：

1）由body，one，thing构成的合成代词：

2) 兼作代词和限定词的词：

此外还有everyone和no，只能作限定词（或称形容词），不能作代词。

合成不定代词

1）someday，someone，anybody，anyone：

somebody和someone 意思相同，都表示“某人”，但只用于肯定句（a），在否定及疑问句中通常用anybody或anyone（b）:

a．Somebody (someone) said that you’d been ill. 有人说你病了。

   There’s somebody at the door. 门口有个人。

   Somebody (someone) has truned off the light. 有人把灯关了。

   Someone had placed a lamp on the table. 有人在桌子上放一盏灯。

   I need somebody to help me in the work. 我需要人帮我的忙。

   She wants someone to look after her. 她要人照顾她。

b．Did anybody ever hear of such a thing? 谁曾听说过这样的事。

   Has anybody anything more to say? 还有谁有话要说？

   I didn’t know anybody at the party. 晚会上我谁也不认识。

   Is there anyone (anybody) here who can speak Japanese? 这儿有会说日语的人吗？

   I do not know anyone connected with the exhibition. 我不认识与展览会有关系的人。

   I hope our delay will not worry anyone. 我希望我们的延误不会使什么人着急。 

anybody和anyone 还可表示“任何人”：

   Anybody can tell you how to get there. 谁都能告诉你怎么到那里。

   I never discussed it with anybody. 我从未和任何人谈论此事。

   Anyone can do that. 这事谁都能做。

   She felt that she could do it better than anyone. 她觉得这事她能比任何人做的好。

2）everybody 和everyone 意思相同，表示“人人”、“大家”：

   Everybody was glad to see Martin back. 看到马丁回来大家都很高兴。

   Everybody’s business is nobody’s business. (谚) 人人都管，没人真管。

   Everyone laughed, me included. 大家都笑了，我也笑了。

   The police questioned everybody (everyone) in the room. 警察盘问了屋里的所有的人。