following that reasoning:按照那种推理/逻辑;用于承接前文,表示“如果沿用刚才的论证思路,那么……(结论/下一步)”。(也可说 following that logic。)
/ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ ðæt ˈriːzənɪŋ/
Following that reasoning, we should wait until we have more evidence.
按照那样的推理,我们应该等到有更多证据再说。
Following that reasoning, if prices keep rising while wages stay flat, many families will cut back on nonessential spending.
照此推论,如果物价持续上涨而工资保持不变,许多家庭会减少非必需开支。
该短语由 follow(“跟随、沿着……进行”)+ that(指代前文提出的观点/论证)+ reasoning(“推理、论证过程”)组成,是英语写作中常见的逻辑衔接表达,用来把前面的论证“接着往下推”。
该表达更常见于论说文、学术写作、法律与评论性文本中;在出版物里也常以近似变体出现(如 following this reasoning / following that logic)。可在以下类型的著作中见到类似用法: