用法差异

Nevertheless 和nonetheless在句子里的位置很灵活。根据语法规则，它们可以出现在句首，句中或者句末。不过需要注意：

（其实however也遵循以上这两种惯例。另外口语中可以不说逗号！）

但据Jack多年的学习、教学和观察，nevertheless 用在句首比较多，而nonetheless 用在句末比较多。

为了更进一步求证两个词的用法，Jack特意请教了两位来自美国而且都有十多年在中国教英文经验的外教。

Jack的问题是：

A: Shanghai is not as big as Beijing, but it’s still a big city NONETHELESS.

B: Shanghai is not as big as Beijing, but it’s still a big city NEVERTHELESS.

Do these two sentences appear different to you as a native speaker? 作为一个母语是英语的人，你感觉这两句你感觉有什么区别。

下面是他们的回答。

外教一

I think from what I’ve read and my own feeling, the twowords can be and are often used interchangeably. However, the position of the word (either before or after the clause it modifies) might make the sentence “feel” more natural to a native speaker. …

根据我所读到的还有我自己的语感，这两个词可以而且也通常被互换使用。但这俩词在句子里的位置 (在它们所指的从句之前还是之后)，英语母语人士可能会感觉有所差异。

Therefore, I might say, “Shanghai is not as big as Beijing, but it’s still a big city NONETHELESS.” Or “Shanghai is not as big as Beijing, but NEVERTHELESS, it’s still a big city.”

外教二：

A (is right) because it means there is no diminished value. Nevertheless I think of as committing to an idea or action in spite of some reasonable facts. Nonetheless I think as no diminished quality or value.

Nevertheless我觉得是指，尽管有那些事实，但讲话人依然认同或者坚持自己的观点或要去的动作。而nonetheless我感觉是之前提到的固有的因素并不减少(diminish)讲话人认为的价值。

For example:

I know science largely has disproven the existence of ghosts. Nevertheless, I still believe. 尽管科学已经基本上证明了鬼并不存在，但我还是认为它们存在。

（Jack: 鬼神存在与否不是一个可以量化的东西，所以他本能地觉得应该用nevertheless。）

对于这两个词，你有什么不一样的观点吗？欢迎留言跟我们分享哦。

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