雅思写作冒号

在雅思写作中,冒号(colon)主要有以下几种用法:

引出列举事项:

冒号常用于引出列举的事项,特别是当列举的事项不止一个时。例如:

There are three main causes for urbanization: natural population increase, rural to urban migration, and population aging.

解释说明:

冒号用于对后面内容的介绍或解释。例如:

This is her plan: go shopping.

A dolphin is not fish: it is a warm-blooded mammal.

正式引用:

冒号可以用在一个正式的引用前面,引出引用的内容。例如:

In fact, Newman believes the main reason for adopting one sort of transport over another is politics: “The more...the better.”

补充细节信息:

冒号用于补充与前面句子密切相关的细节信息。例如:

A government report highlighted three main causes of crime in the inner city: high unemployment, poor housing, and family breakdown.

列举和解释:

若冒号后跟多句话,则多为列举关系,且列举项目在三者及三者以上,与分号搭配使用。例如: