of the type previously mentioned 上述类型的,这样的 [as determiner]I have been involved in many such courses. 我参加过许多种这样的课程。 [as predeterminer]I longed to find a kindred spirit, and in him I thought I had found such a person. 我一直渴望要找到一个志趣相投的人,我想我在他身上找到了。 [as pronoun]we were second-class citizens and they treated us as such. 我们是二等公民,他们也是这样对待我们的。
(such — as/that)of the type about to be mentioned 将要提到的类型的,那样的 [as determiner]there is no such thing as a free lunch. 没有免费午餐之类的东西。 [as predeterminer]the farm is organized in such a way that it can be run by two adults. 农场的组织方式使其只要有两个成人就可以管理。 [as pronoun]the wound was such that I had to have stitches. 伤口这么严重,我不得不缝。
to so high a degree; so great (often used to emphasize a quality) 如此程度的,如此好的,如此高的(常用来加强语气) [as determiner]this material is of such importance that it has a powerful bearing on the case. 这个材料太重要了,与这个案子密切相关。 [as predeterminer]autumn's such a beautiful season. 秋季是如此美丽的季节。 [as pronoun]such is the elegance of his typeface that it is still a favourite of designers. 他的字体是如此的典雅,现在仍然是设计师们的最爱。
常用词组 and such
and similar things 等等,诸如此类的事 he had activities like the scouts and Sunday school and such. 他参加了童子军、主日学校等诸如此类的活动。
as such
[often with negative]in the exact sense of the word 严格意义上的 it is possible to stay overnight here although there is no guest house as such. 虽然没有严格意义上的旅店,但还是有可能在这过一夜的。
such-and-such
used to refer vaguely to a person or thing that does not need to be specified 某某人(或物) so many enterprises to be sold by such-and-such a date. 要在某个日子出售的那么多的企业。
such as
for example 例如 wild flowers such as mountain pansy and wild thyme. 野花,比如说圆三色堇花和野生百里香。
of a kind that; like 那种的;像…的 an event such as we've shared. 像我们曾经参与过的那种事件。
(archaic)those who (古)那些人 such as alter in a moment, win not credit in a month. 那些朝令夕改的人是不会获得人们长久信任的。
such as it is (或they are)
what little there is; for what it's worth 虽然质量(或价值)不过如此 the plot, such as it is, takes road movie form. 情节虽不怎么样,却采用了流浪汉电影的形式。
such a one
such a person or thing 这样的人(或事物) what was the reward for such a one as Fox?. 像福克斯这样的人得到了什么报应?。
such that
to the extent that 到这样的程度 the linking of sentences such that they constitute a narrative. 组成一个叙事故事的句子连接。
语源
Old English swilc, swylc; related to Dutch zulk, German solch, from the Germanic bases of so and alike