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副词,no wonder.表示“现在明白了,不觉得奇怪了”。可以用“怪不得”代替。可以单独用“难怪!”其完整的结构如下:
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难怪 as a verb
Structure
(这也)+ 难怪 + ([specific person/people])
Examples
- A: 他迟到了。 B: 这也难怪。 今天地铁坏了。
- 难怪 他,他 还 是 个 孩子 呢,什么 都 不 懂。
- 这 也 难怪你,第 一 次 到 这 个 地方 还 不 了解 这里 的 风俗。
When used as a verb it expresses that the speaker assigns no blame in the situation he is describing i.e. that someone is not to be blamed. Often a person is placed directly after 难怪, as in the latter two examples above.
Here 'it is not surprising that' or 'it is no wonder that', and is used to convey the speaker's lack of amazement at the situation he is confronted with.
Structure
难怪 + ([observation])
Examples
- 他 和 女朋友 分手 了,难怪 他 最近 一直 不 高兴。
- 小张 请假 了,难怪 今天 没有 看到 他。
- 难怪!
Structure
难怪 + [observation],原来 + [reason]
Examples
- 难怪 老板 生气 了,原来 那 个 大 客户 取消 了 订单。
- 难怪 这里 人 这么 多,原来 在 打折。
- 难怪 他 天天 迟到,原来 他 要 自己 照顾 孩子。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- 现代汉语八百词(增订本) (pp. 239) (pp. 408) →buy
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典(第5版) (pp. 499) (pp. 981) →buy