How do you use "Extraposition" in a sentence?

It's amazing that he survived.' (= That he survived is amazing) It seems that they've left. It's no use crying over spilt milk. It's worth remembering that...

Extraposition

Q: What does "Extraposition" mean?

Moving clause subjects to the end using 'it' Extraposition moves a clause from subject position to the end, using 'it' as a placeholder. 'That she won surprised everyone' → 'It surprised everyone that she won.' Makes sentences easier to process and is very common in English.

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含义: Moving clause subjects to the end using 'it'

使用it将从句主语移到句末

Mover sujetos de cláusula al final usando 'it'

「it」を使って節の主語を文末に移動する

'it'을 사용하여 절 주어를 문장 뒤로 이동하기

Extraposition moves a clause from subject position to the end, using 'it' as a placeholder. 'That she won surprised everyone' → 'It surprised everyone that she won.' Makes sentences easier to process and is very common in English.

外置将从句从主语位置移到句末，用'it'作为占位符。'That she won surprised everyone' → 'It surprised everyone that she won.' 使句子更容易理解，在英语中非常常见。

La extraposición mueve una cláusula de la posición de sujeto al final, usando 'it' como marcador de posición. 'That she won surprised everyone' → 'It surprised everyone that she won.' Hace las oraciones más fáciles de procesar y es muy común.

外置は節を主語の位置から文末に移動し、「it」を仮主語として使います。「That she won surprised everyone」→「It surprised everyone that she won.」文を処理しやすくし、英語では非常に一般的です。

외치는 절을 주어 자리에서 문장 끝으로 이동시키고 'it'을 대리 주어로 사용합니다. 'That she won surprised everyone' → 'It surprised everyone that she won.' 문장을 처리하기 쉽게 만들며 영어에서 매우 흔하게 사용됩니다.

例句

It's amazing that he survived.' (= That he survived is amazing)
他居然活下来了，真是太神奇了。'（= 他活下来这件事太神奇了）
Es asombroso que haya sobrevivido.' (= Que haya sobrevivido es asombroso)
彼が生き残ったのは驚きです。'（= 彼が生き残ったことは驚きです）
그가 살아남았다는 것은 놀랍다.' (= 그가 살아남은 것이 놀랍다)
It seems that they've left.
看起来他们已经离开了。
Parece que se han ido.
彼らは出発したようです。
그들이 떠난 것 같습니다.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
No sirve de nada llorar sobre la leche derramada.
覆水盆に返らず。
엎질러진 물에 울어봐야 소용없다.
It's worth remembering that...
值得记住的是……
Vale la pena recordar que...
覚えておく価値があるのは……
기억해 둘 가치가 있는 것은……

发音

用法指南

语境: spoken, written, everyday

语气: natural

✓ 正确说法

It appears that we were wrong.
看起来我们错了。
Parece que estábamos equivocados.
私たちは間違っていたようだ。
우리가 틀렸던 것 같다.
It's important to be honest.
诚实很重要。
Es importante ser honesto.
正直であることは重要です。
정직한 것이 중요하다.
It doesn't matter what they think.
他们怎么想并不重要。
No importa lo que piensen.
彼らが何を思うかは問題ではない。
그들이 뭐라고 생각하든 상관없다.
It makes sense that he'd be upset.
他会生气是合理的。
Tiene sentido que él esté molesto.
彼が怒るのは当然だ。
그가 화를 내는 것은 당연하다.
It is amazing that he survived.
他能幸存下来真是太不可思议了。
Es increíble que haya sobrevivido.
彼が生き延びたのは驚くべきことです。
그가 살아남은 것은 놀라운 일이다.
It is important to be honest.
诚实是很重要的。
Es importante ser honesto.
正直であることが大切です。
정직한 것이 중요합니다.

✗ 错误说法

That he survived is amazing. (grammatical but unusual)
That he survived is amazing.（文法正确但不常用）
That he survived is amazing.（gramaticalmente correcto pero poco habitual）
That he survived is amazing.（文法的だが珍しい）
That he survived is amazing.（문법적으로는 맞지만 흔하지 않음）
To be honest is important. (prefer extraposition)
To be honest is important.（优先使用外置）
To be honest is important.（se prefiere la extraposición）
To be honest is important.（外置を優先）
To be honest is important.（외치 구문을 우선 사용）

起源与历史

Subject clause displacement

文化背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal