在写作中,经常出现 firstly, secondly 和 first, second 用来表示顺序,请问有何区别,怎么来不同场合下用他们?谢谢!
老师答疑
黎老师:
first, firstly 和 second, secondly 等,都可以用于列举事实论点,但 firstly 和 secondly 在现代英语中往往用 first 和 second 代替。例如:
First (firstly), the poor girl had no clothes; second (secondly), she had no home; third (thirdly), she had no friends. 首先,这个可怜的女孩没有衣服;其次,她没有家;再次,她也没有朋友。(薄冰:《英语惯用法词典》)