【英语语法】经常要用到的连接词

1)表层次:

　　first／firstly ／to begin with ／in the first place

　　second／secondly／furthermore

　　third／thirdly／what is more／besides

　　in addtion ／finally

　　2)表转折:

　　by contrast ／although ／though／ yet

　　at the same time ／but

　　despite／the fact that

　　even so ／in contrast

　　nevertheless ／even though

　　for all that ／notwithstanding

　　on the contrary／ however in spite of

　　on the other hand ／otherwise

　　instead ／still ／regardless

　　3)表因果:

　　therfore ／consequently

　　because of／ for the reason

　　thus／ hence ／due to

　　owing to ／so ／accordingly

　　thanks to ／on this account ／since ／as

　　on that account ／in this way ／for ／as a result

　　as a consequence

　　4）表让步：

　　still ／nevertheless／in spite of ／all the same

　　of course ／despite ／even so ／after all

　　5)表递近：

　　furthermore ／moreover ／likewise ／what is more

　　besides ／also ／not only……but also……

　　too／ in addtion

　　6)表举例：

　　for example／ for instance

　　for one thing／ that is

　　to illustrate as an illustration

　　a case in point

　　7)表解释：

　　as a matter of fact／ frankly speaking

　　in this case ／namely

　　in other words

　　8)表总结：

　　in summary ／in a word ／thus ／as has been said

　　in brief ／in conclusion ／altogether／in other words

　　to conclude／ in fact／finally／ in simpler terms

　　indeed／ in short ／in particular

　　that is ／in other words ／of course ／on the whole

　　namely ／in all／ therefore ／to summarize