occasion做先行词用when还是where

2024-08-02 10:58:16
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需根据不同的意思决定,具体如下,

1. occasion 指 “ 时刻;时候;时节;场合” 意义时,定语从句原则用 when 引导。

(An occasion is a time when something happens, or a case of it happening.)

例句:

It was the first occasion when they had both found it possible to keep a rendezvous.

他们两人都能赴约,这还是头一遭。

2. occasion 指“重大活动;仪式;庆典” 意义时,定语从句原则用 where 引导。

(An occasion is an important event, ceremony, or celebration.)

例句:

The birth of a New Year is always a special occasion where people gather to celebrate a new beginning brimming with hope and renewal .

新年历来是特别喜庆的日子,人们欢度新的开始,新的希望。