Great White Tower or Great and White Tower

2007-05-11 6:56 am
Why is it "The Great White Tower" instead of "The Great and White Tower"?

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2007-05-11 7:28 am
✔ 最佳答案
因為,"White"係形容"Tower"既顏色,所以係"White Tower",而"Great"係形容"White Tower"既外型,所以係The Great White Tower,突出白色塔既"巨大"。若果"Great and White",咁就表示,呢兩個字係同時形容"Tower",咁只係講出一座"塔"係"巨大"及"白色",而失去原本想表達嗰座"白色塔"(有指明邊座既意思)既巨大。

P.S. 用Great其實有點奇怪,通常會用Giant或Gigantic來形容,或會更為貼切吧!
參考: 一個位曾留學美國的香港人


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