使用 abroad 的几个易错说明_学习方法网 ---------------------------------------1
表示“在国外”、“到国外”等,是副词,不是名词,因此不能与 in, to, at 等介词连用;其前也不用冠词
如:He has gone abroad with his wife
他已与他妻子出国了
His son was living abroad
他儿子当时住在国外
不能说:go to (the) abroad / live in (the) abroad注意:abroad 之前虽不能用 in, to 之类的介词,但是却可以用介词 from
如:He just came back from abroad
他刚从国外回来
汉语中的“国内外”,说成英语是 at home and abroad
如:He is famous at home and abroad
他闻名国内外
The situation both at home and abroad is in our favour
国内外形势对我们都有利
由于是副词,不是形容词,所以不能用于名词前作定语
但是,若语义需要,它可置于名词后作定语
如:My first journey abroad is something I shall never forget
我第一次出国旅行的情景是我永远不会忘记的
She used to be terribly shy, but a year abroad has completely transformed her
她过去十分腼腆,但在国外呆了一年以后完全变了
比较下面两句 abroad 与 from abroad 用作后置定语的区别:Investments abroad set another record last year