【sothat等于什么短语】在英语语法中，“so that”是一个常见的引导状语从句的连词，常用于表达目的或结果。很多学习者在使用时会混淆“so that”与其他类似结构的区别，比如“in order to”、“so as to”等。本文将对“so that”进行简要总结，并通过表格形式对比其常见替代短语。
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“so that”在句子中通常表示“以便于……”或“为了……”，用来引出一个目的或结果。它既可以引导目的状语从句，也可以引导结果状语从句，具体含义取决于上下文。
- 作为目的状语从句：表示“为了……”，后面接主句，说明动作的目的。
- 例句：She studied hard so that she could pass the exam.（她努力学习，以便能通过考试。）
- 作为结果状语从句：表示“以至于……”，强调前一个动作导致的结果。
- 例句：He was tired so that he couldn’t go out.（他太累了，以至于不能出门。）
虽然“so that”有特定的功能，但在某些情况下可以被其他短语替代，以增强语言多样性。
二、常见替代短语对比表
| 英文短语 | 含义 | 是否可替换“so that” | 示例句子 |
| in order to | 为了…… | 是 | She studied hard in order to pass the exam. |
| so as to | 为了…… | 是 | She studied hard so as to pass the exam. |
| in order that | 为了…… | 是 | She studied hard in order that she could pass the exam. |
| so that | 为了/以至于…… | 原始用法 | She studied hard so that she could pass the exam. |
| such that | 以至于…… | 否（多用于结果） | He was such a good student that he got a scholarship. |
| to | 为了…… | 是（仅用于动词不定式） | She studied hard to pass the exam. |
三、注意事项
1. “so that”后接完整的从句，而“in order to”和“so as to”后接动词原形。
2. “such that”通常用于描述名词，如“such a good student that...”。
3. 在正式写作中，“in order to”比“so that”更常用，但两者在口语中都较为常见。
通过以上对比可以看出，“so that”是一个功能丰富的短语，可以根据语境灵活使用。了解其替代短语有助于提升语言表达的多样性和准确性。
