I come to you,hat in hand, to apologize for the damage I had indirectly caused and to ask youto reconsider my lifetime ban from the hotel.

上面一句摘自2021年高考考試的全國甲卷(全國2卷)的完形填空。請剖析一下 hat in hand 的語法和意思(仿佛說不通)。

這里的 hat in hand 就是語法上所謂的獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)。字面意思是“手里拿著帽子”,但一般引申指“恭敬地”“畢恭畢敬地”“誠懇地”“低三下四地”等。如:

He stood there, hat in hand. 他站在那里,手里拿著帽子。(在特定語境中也可理解為:他恭恭敬敬地站在那里。)

He asked for help, hat in hand. 他畢恭畢敬地請求幫忙。

He came to me, hat in hand, asking if I could gethim a job at the company. 他畢恭畢敬地走到我面前,問我能否在公司給他安排個事做。

有時也說 cap in hand。如:

Elderly people should receive a heating allowanceevery winter, instead of having to go cap in hand to the government. 老年人應(yīng)該每年冬季都能領(lǐng)到取暖費,而不是向政府低三下四地討要。

網(wǎng)友句子:I come to you, hat in hand, to apologize for the damage I hadindirectly caused and to ask you to reconsider my lifetime ban from the hotel. 我來找你,誠懇地為我間接導(dǎo)致的損害道歉,并請求你重新考慮禁止我終身入住酒店的問題。

補充:“名詞+介詞+名詞”類獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)的更多例句:

A girl came in,book in hand. 一個女生進去了,手里拿著書。

He sat back, glass in hand. 他手里拿著酒杯向后一靠。

He dashed into the room, gunin hand. 他端著槍沖進屋里。

She sat, pen in hand,searching for the right words. 她手拿鋼筆坐在那里,在腦海中搜尋適合的詞。

Sylvia, camera in hand,asked, “Where do we go first?” 西爾維婭手里拿著相機問道:“大家先去什么地方?”

He stood there,pipe in mouth. 他站在那里,嘴里叼著煙斗。