There's something by reason of which man is man.分析

问题描述

There is something by reason of which man is man.

这是否有什么固定用法？

另外求几句同类型的句子。

非常感谢！

老师答疑

刘老师：

There is something by reason of which man is man.

【翻译】人之所以为人，总有某种原因的。

【分析】by reason of which man is man：是定语从句修饰something。

本句的特点是，短语介词by reason of 前置于关系代词which之前。该用法在英语中十分常见。例如：

He lives in a cottage in front of which there are many trees.

他住在一所平房里，前面有许多树。

按限制性从句翻译：他住在前面种着许多树的平房里。

by reason of = because of因为；由于

主句的含义：There is something （事物）总是有某种内在的东西。something 表示事物内在的东西。

定语从句的含义：by reason of which man is man 由于此内在的东西，人才是人。

整个句子的含义是：人之所以是人（区别于其他动物），总是有某种内在原因的。

我paraphrase 这个句子：

There is something, and because of this something man is man.

r老师：

刘老师，by reason of 不是副词吗？如果当介词用，which man is man.不是当它的介宾吗？不是介词短语作定语吗？