"though"和"although"都是表示“虽然”的连词,它们可以互换使用,但在语气和使用场合上有一些区别:
语气强度
although:比"though"更正式,语气较强,通常用于书面语和正式场合。
though:较为口语化,用于日常口语交流中,可以放在句首、句中或句尾。
用法
连词:两者都用作连词,表示“虽然”,可以互换使用。例如:
Although it was raining, we went for a walk.
Though it was raining, we went there.
副词:"though"可以用作副词,表示“可是”或“不过”,通常放在句末。例如:
It’s hard work; I enjoy it though.
She promised to phone, though.
倒装
though:可以引起从句的主语和谓语部分倒装,而"although"不可以。例如:
Poor though I am, I can afford it.
Young though he is, he is very wise.
固定短语
though:可用于"as though"(好像,仿佛)和"even though"(即使,纵然)等固定短语中。例如:
She closed her eyes as though she were tired.
Even though he was tired, he finished the work.
although:不能用于"as though",但可以用在"even though"中。
总结:
在正式书面语中,"although"更为常用,语气更正式。
在日常口语交流中,"though"更为常见,可以放在句首、句中或句尾。
在需要倒装句的情况下,"though"可以引导倒装,而"although"则不行。
在固定短语中,"though"可用于"as though"和"even though",而"although"只能用于"even though"。
建议根据具体的语境和需要选择合适的词。