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Fuckitup

132. Although the term “psychopath” is popularly applied
to an especially brutal criminal, in psychology it is
someone who is apparently incapable of feeling
compassion or the pangs of conscience.
(A) it is someone who is
(B) it is a person
(C) they are people who are
(D) it refers to someone who is
(E) it is in reference to people

选D，我也选的D，可是这里的it不会又指代不清的嫌疑吗？指代 term或者是an especially brutal criminal啊~~~~~~

jingjane222

做主语的代词优先指代主语啊。

Fuckitup

不是说没有优先指代这一说吗

natalietong

做主语的代词优先指代主语啊。
jingjane222 发表于 2010-11-25 18:47

同意~
对于此题，我有另一个疑问：
(E) it is in reference to people
解释：
To be correct, this construction needs a
main verb such as used; the construction is
used in reference to is awkward and much
wordier than the single word refers; the
plural people should be singular.

这里说的单复数是怎么一回事啊？
The term is used in reference to people.
如果不考虑优先问题，仅看单复数，上面这句的term为什么不能对应people？
恳请NN指点~

Chowmeiner

同意~
对于此题，我有另一个疑问：
(E) it is in reference to people
解释：
To be correct, this ...
natalietong 发表于 2010-11-27 19:12

    people 在这里是与前面的“an especially brutal criminal”相对应的，作比较的两者最好单复数相同~~~