1、含义不同
somewhat是颇为、尚可的意思。即到达一定程度,但程度又没有特别深。
He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.
他最初面对媒体时情绪有点忧郁。
somehow有两个意思,一个是以某种方式,还有一个是不知怎么地。
例句:Somehow Karin managed to cope with the demands of her career.
卡琳设法达到了其职业的要求。
2、用法不同
somewhat译为“有点儿”为一般副词,常修饰形容词或副词,并置于被修饰词之前。
例句:Rules governing student conduct relaxed somewhat in recent years.
近年来约束学生行为的规定有所放宽。
somehow译为“不知怎的”时,作独立副词,置于句首修饰全句;译为“设法”时,修饰一般动词置于句尾。
例句:Somehow he tells these stories without a note of horror.
不知为什么他讲这些故事时一点都不害怕。
扩展资料
和somewhat、somehow一样表达转折的副词:anyhow
译为“况且,而且”时,常置于句尾;译为“不管如何”时,置于句首修饰整个主句,且用逗号隔开。
例句:
1、"Anyhow," she added briskly, "it's none of my business."
“不管怎样”,她轻松地补充说,“这不关我的事。”
2、Mother certainly won't let him stay with her and anyhow he wouldn't.
母亲当然不会让他和她住在一起,再说他也不愿意。
3、Where the hell was Bud, anyhow?
巴德到底在哪儿?