A:Still 和 yet 用作副詞時都有「還」的意思,但兩者的用法卻有很大的不同。Still 意為「還,仍然」,係表示某行為、條件或狀態繼續發生或存在且沒有變化,用於肯定句或疑問句,通常位在句中的位置。例如:
- Are you still working for the same company? (你還在同一公司上班嗎?)
- Do you still play online games? (你還玩線上遊戲嗎?)
- They were still having dinner when I arrived. (我到的時候,他們還在用餐)
- When I came home at midnight, she was still doing her homework. (我午夜回家時,她還在做功課)
Yet 當副詞用時意為「還 (沒)、尚 (未);直到此時」,係表示某行為、條件或狀態應該馬上出現或發生,但卻沒有出現或發生,用於現在式或現在完成式的否定句或疑問句,通常置於句末;但在 “have yet to do sth.” (尚未…;還沒…) 這一固定用語中,yet 則置於句中。例如:
- Has Peter applied for a visa yet? (彼得申請簽證了嗎?)
- All of us haven’t had lunch yet. (我們所有人都尚未吃午餐)
- The sun has not risen yet. (太陽還沒有升起)
- I’m shocked that you haven’t told your wife anything yet. (我很震驚你什麼都還沒跟你太太說)
- Robert has yet to go on a business trip to China. (羅伯特尚未去中國大陸出差)
值得一提的是,yet 還可當連接詞用,連接兩個單字、片語或子句,意為「然而,卻;可是,但是」。例如:
- Tony studied hard, yet he failed in the exam. (東尼很用功,但考試仍不及格)
就我的認知,still也有跟yet一樣同為連接詞的用法耶,一樣譯為然而,卻;可是,但是
still 還可當形容詞和名詞用,但就是沒有連接詞的用法!