GWD5 Q33 语法
GWD7-Q33:The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting
B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit
C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits
D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of
E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting
B选项有什么问题？总觉得正确选项e怪怪的 B 错因为 possibilities 后面应该跟 of preventing or inhibiting。还有就是用 possibilities 不对，意思差了一点点。possibility 在 [i]American Heritage Dictionary[/i] 里面的定义是：
1. The fact or state of being possible.
2. Something that is possible.
3. [b]possibilities[/b] Potentiality for favorable or interesting results: [i]The idea has great possibilities.[/i]
这里用的意思是 3，但看 3 这个例句，就可以看到 possibilities 后面不跟东西的，和 A、B 不一样。
很多时候，英语的名词与形容词、副词、动词虽然词根一样，但是意义有细微的不同，不能混用的。在这里必须用 possibly，不能用 possibility。
E 不是 elegant 的英文，但并没有语法与搭配的错误。
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