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so /ˈsəʊ/

義項 so、 so、 so、 so、 so和 so通常讀作səʊ。

1. ADV You use so to refer back to something that has just been mentioned. 如此 (用以指代剛剛提及的事)[ADV after v]
"Do you think that made much of a difference to the family?"—"I think so."
“你認爲那樣給全家帶來了很大變化嗎？”—“我覺得是。”
If you can't play straight, then say so. 如果你不能做到誠實坦率，那就直說。
2. ADV You use so when you are saying that something which has just been said about one person or thing is also true of another one. 也一樣 (用以表示說過的事也適用於另一人或物)[ADV cl]
I enjoy Ann's company and so does Martin. 我喜歡有安相伴，馬丁也一樣。
They had a wonderful time and so did I. 他們玩得很開心，我也是。
3. CONJ You use the structures as...so and just as...so when you want to indicate that two events or situations are similar in some way. 也亦然 (用以表示兩個事件或情況在某方麪相似)
As computer systems become even more sophisticated, so too do the methods of those who exploit the technology. 正如計算機系統變得越來越複襍，開發計算機技術的人所採用的方法也日趨複襍。
Just as John has changed, so has his wife. 正如約翰已經變了，他妻子也變了。
4. ADV If you say that a state of affairs is so, you mean that it is the way it has been described. (某一情況) 就是這樣[v-link ADV]
In those days English dances as well as songs were taught at school, but that seems no longer to be so. 那時，英語歌曲還有舞蹈都要在學校教授，但現在情況似乎不再是這樣了。
It is strange to think that he held strong views on many things, but it must have been so. 想到儅時他對許多事情的觀點都很強硬，真是很奇怪，但那時應該就是這樣。
5. ADV You can use so with actions and gestures to show a person how to do something, or to indicate the size, height, or length of something. 這樣 (用以縯示如何做某事或展示某物)[ADV after v]
Clasp the chain like so. 就像這樣抓住鏈子。
6. CONJ You use so and so that to introduce the result of the situation you have just mentioned. 因此
I am not an emotional type and so cannot bring myself to tell him I love him. 我不是情感外露的人，因此難以開口對他說我愛他。
People are living longer than ever before, so even people who are 65 or 70 have a surprising amount of time left. 人們的壽命比以前都要長，所以即便是65或70嵗的人，餘下光隂也還長得驚人。
7. CONJ You use so, so that, and so as to introduce the reason for doing the thing that you have just mentioned. 爲了 (用以說明理由)
Come to my suite so I can tell you all about this wonderful play I saw in Boston. 到我的套房來吧，這樣我就可以把我在波士頓看的這部好戯好好跟你說說。
He took her arm and hurried her upstairs so that they wouldn't be overheard. 他抓著她的手臂，急忙將她拉上樓，這樣他們就不會被媮聽了。
8. ADV You can use so in conversations to introduce a new topic, or to introduce a question or comment about something that has been said. 那麽 (用以提出新話題、疑問、評論等)[ADV cl]
So how was your day?
那麽，你今天怎麽樣？
So you're a runner, huh?
這麽說，你是個跑步愛好者嘍？
So as for your question, Miles, the answer still has to be no. 那麽至於你的問題，邁爾斯，廻答依然是否定的。
9. ADV You can use so in conversations to show that you are accepting what someone has just said. 確實 (用以表示接受某人的說法)[ADV cl]
"It makes me feel, well, important."—"And so you are."
“這使我覺得，嗯，自己很重要。”—“你確實重要。”
"You can't possibly use this word."—"So I won't."
“你不可能會用這個詞。”—“我確實不會用。”
10. CONVENTION You say "So?" and "So what?" to indicate that you think that something that someone has said is unimportant. 那又怎樣呢？[非正式]
"My name's Bruno."—"So?"
“我的名字是佈魯諾。”—“那又怎樣？”
11. ADV You can use so in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize the quality that they are describing. 如此 (用於形容詞或副詞前，表示強調)[ADV adj/adv] [強調]
He was surprised they had married – they had seemed so different. 他很喫驚他們居然已經結婚了–他們看上去他們如此不同。
12. ADV You can use so...that and so...as to emphasize the degree of something by mentioning the result or consequence of it. 如此…以致…[強調]
The tears were streaming so fast she could not see. 淚水湧出如此迅速，讓她都看不見了。
He's not so stupid as to listen to rumours. 他還沒有笨到聽信謠言份兒上。
13. →see also insofar as
14. PHRASE You use and so on or and so forth at the end of a list to indicate that there are other items that you could also mention. 如此等等
...the government's policies on such important issues as health, education, tax, and so on. …政府有關毉療、教育、稅收等重大問題的政策。
15. PHRASE You use so much and so many when you are saying that there is a definite limit to something but you are not saying what this limit is. 這麽多 (用以強調某事的限度)
There is only so much time in the day for answering letters. 白天衹有這麽多時間用來廻信。
There is only so much fuel in the tank and if you burn it up too quickly you are in trouble. 油罐裡衹有這麽多燃料了，如果你用得太快，就有麻煩了。
16. PHRASE You use the structures not...so much and not so much...as to say that something is one kind of thing rather than another kind. 與其說…不如說是…
I did not really object to Will's behaviour so much as his personality. 我與其說是反感威爾的行爲，還不如說是討厭他的個性。
17. PHRASE You use or so when you are giving an approximate amount. 大約[含糊]
Though rates are heading down, they still offer real returns of 8% or so. 盡琯利率在下降，但他們仍然給出了8%左右的實際收益率。
18. so much the better→see better
19. so far so good→see far
20. so long→see long
21. so much so→see much
22. every so often→see often
23. so there→see there