correspond 有两个主要用法:①correspond to = 与……相符/对应(the numbers correspond to the dates = 数字与日期相对应);②correspond with = ①与……一致(his actions correspond with his words = 言行一致);②与……通信(correspond with sb. = 与某人通信,较正式/书面)。注意:correspond to 和 correspond with 在「相符」含义上可互换,但细节有别——to 更常用于「对应/对应关系」,with 更常用于「与预期/描述一致」。
释义
1
v.与……相符;对应(correspond to/with)
The marks on the map correspond to actual locations on the ground.
地图上的标记与实地位置相对应。
2
v.相当于;等同于(correspond to)
In the UK, 'secondary school' roughly corresponds to 'middle and high school' in the US.
在英国,「中学」大致相当于美国的「初中和高中」。
3
v.通信;书信往来(correspond with sb.)
She continued to correspond with her pen friend for many years.
她与笔友通信了许多年。
语感
correspond to = 对应/相当于;correspond with = ①与……一致 ②通信——介词 to/with 决定含义
与……相符对应相当于通信(书面)
名词形式:correspondence = ①一致性(in correspondence with = 与……一致);②书信/通信(a piece of correspondence = 一封信,正式)。形容词:corresponding = 相应的(a corresponding increase = 相应的增长);副词:correspondingly = 相应地(议论文常用)。
陷阱
⚠️correspond to vs correspond with 的介词选择
The witness's account did not correspond with the physical evidence.
✗
应该是 correspond to(两者完全一样,可互换)
✓
correspond with 常用于「某描述/陈述与实际情况一致」;correspond to 更常用于「A是B的对应项」;两者在「相符」义上可互换,但习惯上各有侧重
证人的陈述与物证不符。
⚠️corresponding 是形容词,不是动词
✗
As temperatures rise, there is a corresponding sea levels too.
随着气温上升,海平面也相应上升。
corresponding 是形容词,需接名词;此处语法不完整,应该是 a corresponding rise in sea levels
✓
As temperatures rise, there is a corresponding rise in sea levels.
随着气温上升,海平面也出现了相应的上涨。
近义辨析
correspondvsmatch
correspond与……相符/对应(书面正式),可用 to 或 withmatch与……相符/一致,更口语,可直接接宾语(match sth.)
The candidate's qualifications do not correspond to the requirements of the role.
候选人的资质与该职位的要求不符。
Her description of events doesn't match what other witnesses reported.
她对事件的描述与其他证人的陈述不符。
写作加分
✨ 加分词
替换:matchequalbe the same as
议论文分析数据/研究比较研究成果说明对应关系
普通
The results are the same as what researchers predicted.
结果与研究人员的预测相同。
加分 ✨
The experimental results closely correspond with the researchers' initial predictions, lending credibility to the hypothesis.
实验结果与研究人员的初始预测高度吻合,为该假设提供了可信度。
为什么更好:correspond with 比 be the same as 更书面,且 closely correspond with 传递「高度一致」的精准感,lending credibility to 强调「为……提供支持」,议论文引用研究时非常地道
As the cost of living rises, workers demand a corresponding in wages.
随着生活成本上升,工人要求相应地提高工资。
✓ 正确版本
As the cost of living rises, workers demand a corresponding increase in wages.
随着生活成本上升,工人要求相应地提高工资。
corresponding 是形容词,必须修饰名词(corresponding increase / rise / improvement);不能在 a corresponding 后直接接介词短语,缺少名词。
Q2义项辨析
下面哪个句子里 correspond 的用法和其他三个最不同?
A
The test results do not correspond with the expected outcomes.
测试结果与预期结果不符。
B
Each number on the list corresponds to a specific item in the database.
列表上的每个数字都与数据库中的特定项目相对应。
C
She corresponded with the author for several years before finally meeting him.
她与该作者通信了好几年,最终才见到他。
D
The description in the report corresponds to what witnesses observed.
报告中的描述与证人所观察到的情况相符。
A/B/D 中 correspond 均表示「相符/对应」;C 中 correspond with sb.(与某人通信)是完全不同的义项。
Q3翻译应用
用 correspond with 翻译下面句子(可参考 writing_upgrade 字段):
这项研究的发现与其他机构的独立实验高度吻合,进一步证实了这一理论的可靠性。
The findings of this study closely correspond with independent experiments conducted by other institutions, further confirming the reliability of the theory.