That is意思

"That is" 是英語中一個常用的短語,它有幾個不同的含義和用法:

  1. 用於強調或重複前面提到的信息。例如:

    • "She is a doctor. That is, she has a medical degree." (她是一名醫生。也就是說,她有醫學學位。)
  2. 用於解釋或說明前面的名詞或短語。例如:

    • "The book you are looking for is on the table. That is, it's the one with a red cover." (你正在找的那本書在桌子上。也就是說,是那個有紅色封面的。)
  3. 用於正式或書面的場合,表示"那就是"。例如:

    • "The committee has decided that the meeting will be held on Friday. That is, the 15th of April." (委員會已經決定會議將在星期五舉行。也就是說,4月15日。)
  4. 用於引出直接引語,特別是當引語是對前面所說內容的確認或解釋時。例如:

    • "You want to know what I think? Well, that is, I believe we should consider all options before making a decision." (你想知道我的想法嗎?好吧,也就是說,我認為在做出決定之前我們應該考慮所有的選項。)
  5. 在口語中,"that is" 有時可以用來表示輕微的停頓或猶豫,類似於 "in other words" 或 "to put it another way"。例如:

    • "He's not really a morning person, that is, he doesn't like to get up early." (他不是一個真正喜歡早晨的人,也就是說,他不喜歡早起。)

在以上所有例子中,"that is" 都是用來提供額外的信息或解釋,以幫助理解前面的句子。