零基础学英语：on to & onto词汇辨析

　　介词onto表示“在物体表面的位置”，在十八世纪早期就被合并成一个单词(用来代替on to)，比如下面的句子：

　　He threw his plate onto the sofa.

　　他将他的盘子扔在了沙发上。

　　The band climbed onto the stage.

　　乐队爬到了舞台上。

　　Nevertheless², some people still don’t accept it as part of standard British English (unlike into) and it’s best to use the two-word form in formal writing.

　　然而，仍有一部分人并不认为这种用法符合英式英语的标准(into的这用用法得到认可)，因此，在正式的写作中最好采用两个单词分开书写的方式。

　　In US English, onto is more or less the standard form: it seems likely that this will eventually become the case in British English too. Remember, though, that you should never write on to as one word when it means³ ‘onwards and towards’. For example:

　　在美式英语中，onto基本被认可为标准的形式：这样看来在英式英语中也有最终得到认可的趋势。但有一点必须记住，当你要使用“on to”来表达“朝向/向前”的意思时，不可将on to写作onto。比如：

　　? Let’s move on to the next point.

　　? Let’s move onto the next point.

　　让我们向下一个目标出发。

　　? Those who qualify⁴ can go on to university.

　　? Those who qualify can go onto university.

　　那些合格的人可以去往大学。

　　小测验：判断对错

　　Finish the task before you go onto the next.

　　Place your back onto the pillows⁵.

　　答案：??

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