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: