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学术语言

Sydney

词汇

  • lexical density词汇密度
  • nominalisation名词化
  • passive voice被动语态
  • impersonal construction非人称结构
  • cohesion device衔接手段
  • discourse marker话语标记
  • tense consistency时态一致性
  • subordination从属结构
  • paraphrase改述/释义
  • signposting language篇章路标语言
  • hedging模糊限制/缓和语气
  • collocate搭配/与…搭配
  • taxonomy分类体系/分类法
  • extrapolate外推

英语学术语言:典型特征

学术英语有一种可辨识的风格,与日常英语差别很大。掌握这些特点是 C1 阶段的关键。本节用中文讲解英语学术语言。

1. 名词化: 把动词变为名词,使文本更正式、更紧凑。

  • The government decided → The government's decision
  • We analysed the data → The analysis of the data

2. 非人称被动: 它避免点明行为者,使语气更客观。

  • It has been argued that... / It was found that...

3. 词汇密度: 用准确术语替代冗长说法。

  • use → utilise / employ / deploy
  • show → demonstrate / illustrate / indicate

4. 话语标记: 它们引导读者理解文本结构。

  • Furthermore / Moreover(补充)— Nevertheless / Nonetheless(让步)— Consequently(结果)

5. 路标表达(signposting): 明确预告文本的结构。

  • This section examines... / The following chapter addresses...
Dublin

表达

  • It has been established that...用审慎语气引入已有科学共识的事实
  • The findings suggest / indicate...呈现研究结果但不夸大其意义
  • This section examines / explores...作为路标说明本节涵盖的内容
  • In light of the evidence presented...参照已有证据作结论或总结
  • Notwithstanding these limitations...正式让步,承认研究局限
  • It would appear that...以学术上的审慎方式引入观察
  • The data lends credence to the view that...以数据支持某种解释
  • A nuanced reading of the evidence suggests...提出细致分析而非仓促结论

常见错误

  • As we all know, climate change is a big problem.
    Climate change represents one of the most pressing challenges of the contemporary era.

    As we all know 假定存在未被证明的共同知识,也过于口语化;改写后更准确、客观。

  • The results were very good and showed a lot of improvement.
    The results demonstrated substantial improvement across all measured parameters.

    Very good 和 a lot of 太笼统,应使用准确的形容词和数量表达。

  • I think this shows that the policy was wrong.
    This finding suggests that the policy may have been suboptimal in certain respects.

    I think 过于个人化;使用 suggests 和 hedging 能增强学术中立性。

  • In conclusion, we can say that our experiment worked.
    In conclusion, the experimental data lend support to the hypothesis that...

    Our experiment worked 太口语化且含义模糊;应明确说明实验结果支持了什么。

  • The research proves that the hypothesis is true.
    The research provides evidence in support of the hypothesis.

    学术写作中 proves 过于断言。应使用 provides evidence 或 supports,以保留科学不确定性。

  • There is a lot of data that shows this trend.
    There is a substantial body of data indicating this trend.

    A lot of 在学术语域中过于口语化;substantial body of data 更准确、更庄重。

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