English idiom

1、本文格式为word版，下载可任意编辑english idiom english idiom contents the definition of idioms idiom is a set expressionmade up of two or more words; it functions as a unit of meaningwhich cannot be predicted from its literal meaning of its component words. 作为一个意义单位使用的,意义不能从其独立的组成部分得出的一种表达法。 the definition of idio

2、ms for example, the idiom “show the white feathermeans “to show fear, and the meaning of this idiom has nothing to do with “feather. another example: do sb. well-provide food, comfort, etc. thecharacteristics of idioms 1. semantic unity语义的整体性 each idiom is a semantic unity. the semantic unity can be

3、 reflected by the fact that the meaning of an idiom is very often not the total sum of the meanings of the constituent words. the semantic unity can also be shown in the illogical relations between the literal meanings of the constituent words and the meaning of the idiom. the characteristics of idi

4、oms 2. structural stability结构的固定性structural stability means that the structure of an idiom usually remains unchangeable. in other words, the constituent components of an idiom can not, generally speaking, be replaced. the characteristics of idioms 1). the constituents of idioms cannot be changed or

5、replaced. 习语的成分不能替换。e.g. in the same boat 2) the word order cannot be inverted or changed. 习语的词序不行更换。 3) the constituents of an idiom cannot be deleted or added to, not even an article.习语的构成成分不行增减，即使是冠词也不行。 the characteristics of idioms 4) many idioms are grammatically unanalysable. 许多习语在语法上是不行分析的。

6、5) most idioms can be said to be demotivated linguistic units.大多数习语没有理据。 e.g. diamond cut diamond , crook cutcrook(棋逢对手). but like cures like以毒攻毒 the classification of ideomsto grammatical function, idioms can be divided into 5 types: 1).idioms nominal in nature名词性习语:they function as nouns in a sent

7、ence: e.g. white elephant brain trust jack of all trades the classification of ideoms 2).idioms adjectival in nature形容词性习语： they function as adjectives in a sentence. e.g. cut and dried wide of the mark up in the air the classification of ideoms 3) .idioms verbal in nature动词性习语：they function as verb

8、s in a sentence. e.g.put down to turn on get away with the classification of ideoms 4) idioms adverbial in nature副词性习语： they function as adverbials in a sentence: e.g.tooth and nail竭尽全力 in nothing flat不久 through thick and thin不顾困难险阻 the classification of ideoms 5)sentence idioms句子式习语： such idioms are usually in complete sentential form.