有人可以幫我解譯一下這個字在這的用法(包括文法)嗎?

Question

The appearance of a monk in England at the beginning of the millennia

just ending altered the insularity of that island in a few months and sent

hordes thundering off to the Crusades filled with a piety and zeal which , before his arrival, were markedly absent.

ending 在這段句子中所做的詞性為何呢? ending在整個句子中的文法用法是? 我大概知道它的意思 , 但就是覺得其中的文法怪怪的 , 有人能幫忙解譯一下嗎 , 謝謝.

Answer 1

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END在此是動詞

由於接在JUST之後

要改為動名詞，這是文法

1.The appearance of a monk in England at the beginning of the millennia just ending =>一個僧侶在千禧年剛結束之開頭(也就是西元100X年)的出現=>本句當主詞片語

2.altered本句之主動詞=>改變

3.the insularity of that island =>那島嶼之孤立狀態

4.in a few months =>在幾個月之內=>修飾ALTER之副詞子句

5.sent hordes thundering off to the Crusades filled with a piety and zeal=>送出一大群滿懷虔誠與熱血的人雷踴參加十字軍

6.which=>代表5.的關係代名詞

7.before his arrival=>在這僧侶來此之前

8.were markedly absent=>很顯然是不可能會有的情況

這段文章文法上一點也不奇怪

只是分成許多段

比較難以連貫

耐心的看就會明白！

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Source(s): Geoffery T.

Answer 2

Georffery T 寫道

"END在此是動詞

由於接在JUST之後

要改為動名詞，這是文法"

絕對不是動名詞. 應是分詞.

Answer 3

基本上您這個句子看起來很複雜。我來分析看看好了

「The appearance of a monk in England at the beginning of the millennia

just ending」 (以上是主詞) 「altered」(動詞) the insularity of that island (受詞) in a few months (副詞) and (連接詞，看後面的結構是複合句) sent (動詞，連接詞後省略了主詞，和前面一句是同一個主詞)

hordes thundering off to the Crusades filled with a piety and zeal which (這個which代表的是什麼，要再看一下，不過反正就是關代限定用法，可能代表的是前面在and後面的一個名詞或是and後面的整件事) , before his arrival (插入句) , were markedly absent.

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再來第二階段整理，把省略的東西全寫出來，這樣之後您應該可以看的懂了。

The appearance of a monk in England at the beginning of the millennia

(which was : which= millennia) just ending altered the insularity of that island 「in a few months」(修飾整句) and (前句的主詞) sent

hordes thundering off to the Crusades (which were) filled with a piety and zeal which (應該就是指and後面這件事=送人去參加十字軍), before his arrival (那個monk), were markedly absent.

這樣有懂了嗎? 要我翻譯也是可以，不過我相信我上面這樣分析後您應該可以自已翻譯了。

能不能順便告訴我出處?