让步状语从句中的“让步”是什么意思？为什么叫“让步”呢？

Question

不止要英语的举例，汉语能否也举例？

Answer 1

让步状语从句表示：虽然，尽管，即使等概念，由although（尽管）, though（尽管）, however（无论怎样）, whatever（无论什么）, whoever（无论谁）, whomever（无论谁）, whichever（无论哪个）, whenever（无论何时）, wherever（无论哪里）, whether（是否）, no matter (who, what, where, when, etc) （无论……）, even if（即使）, even though（即使）等词引导。

如： We won”t be discouraged even if(=even though) we fail ten times.我们就是失败十次也不泄气。

It was an exciting game, though / although no goals were scored.那是一场精彩的球赛，尽管一个球都没进。(though, although不能与 but连用)

Whether you believe it or not, it”s true.不管你信不信，这是真的。

However (=No matter how) expensive it may be, I”ll take it.无论它有多贵，我也要买下它。

Don”t let them in, whoever(=no matter who) they are.不管他们是谁，别让他们进来。

No matter what I say or how I say it, he always thinks I”m wrong.无论我说什么或怎么说，他总认为是我错。

特别提醒

1.no matter

what（who，which，when，etc。）与whatever（whoever，whichever，whenever，etc。）的区别：

当引导让步状语从句时，两者相同，可以互换，但当引导名词性从句（主语从句，宾语从句，表语从句和同谓语从句）时则只能用whatever（whoever，whichever，whenever，etc）。如上面最后两个例句可改为：

e．g． However pure the water looks，I do not want to drink it。

I want to marry the man I love， no matter who he may be。

下面句字不能用no matter结构:

Whoever comes back firs is supposed to win the prize.(主语从句)

I am ready to do whatever you want me to .（宾语从句）

2. as 引导让步状语从句的用法：

引导让步状语从句时，as意为“虽然，尽管”，通常从句要倒装，倒装的方法是将从句的表语或状语放在as之前，而用though引导让步状语从句时句字则不必倒装（口语中也可倒装）。

e.g. Heavily as it was raining outside, they started out very early.

Young as he is, he knows a lot=Though he is young 或Young though he is, he….

他虽然年轻，但懂得很多。(though 也有这种用法，可以替换as,但although没有这种用法)

though还可以用作副词，放在句末。如：

It was hard work;; I enjoyed it, though=It was hard work, but I enjoyed it.那工作很苦，但是我喜欢干。

3.用though/although, as 引导让步状语从句时，句中不能用but表示转折语气。

不能说：Though he looks weak, but he is healthy.

而要说：Though he looks weak, he is healthy.

或者说：He looks weak, but he is healthy.

Answer 2

让步
give in
投降, 屈服, 让步, 交上, 宣布
yield
v.
出产, 生长, 生产屈服, 屈从产量, 收益
To give forth by or as if by a natural process, especially by cultivation:
生产：通过或似乎通过自然生产过程产出，尤指通过耕作：
a field that yields many bushels of corn.
盛产玉米的农田
To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of:
获利：作为对努力或投资的回报而给予；产生：
an investment that yields high percentages.
产生高额利润的投资
To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender.
放弃，投降：因敬畏或失败而放弃…的所有权；投降
To give up (an advantage, for example) to another; concede.
让渡：把（如，优势）让与他人；退让
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To give forth a natural product; be productive.
生产：产出自然作物；生产
To produce a return for effort or investment:
生利：因努力或投资产生收益：
bonds that yield well.
获利很多的债券
To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit.
让与，屈服：因失败而放弃；投降或屈服
To give way to pressure or force:
放弃，屈服：让步于压力或武力：
The door yielded to a gentle push.
轻轻一推门就开了
To give way to argument, persuasion, influence, or entreaty:
让步：向争论、劝说、影响或乞求让步：
The child pleaded, but the parents wouldn't yield.
孩子苦苦哀求，但父母不让步
To give place, as to one that is superior:
退让，退位：让位于…，如对于上级：
She yields to no one in her condemnation of violence.
她即使因暴力而受非难，也不肯退位

come to terms
达成协议, 妥协, 让步
concede
让步
toconcession
让步
The act of conceding.
让步的行为
Something, such as a point previously claimed in argument, that is later conceded.
让步：开始坚持而后来又放弃的事物，如在辩论中开始坚持的论点
An acknowledgment or admission.
承认或允许
A grant of a tract of land made by a government or other controlling authority in return for stipulated services or a promise that the land will be used for a specific purpose.
用地权利：由政府或其他有关当局特许的一块土地，作为回应此土地只能用于约定的事务或特定的目的
The privilege of maintaining a subsidiary business within certain premises.
特许权：在一定范围内经营附属公司的特权
The space allotted for such a business.
经营此类公司的场地
The business itself:
附属公司本身：
had an ice-cream concession in the subway station.
在地铁站拥有一家冰淇淋分店
让与； 让步； 妥协； 迁就； 优惠
（政府的）核准， 特许权
［美］场地特许使用（权）; 租让
租界
mining concession
矿山开采（特许）权
That is a great concession.
这是很大的让步。
exchange rate treatment and concessions
汇率上的优惠及其它特殊待遇
forest concession
森林特许权
limited concession
有期让与
price concession
让价
tariff concessions
关税让步［减让］
timber concession
木材租约
water concession
水利权
The act of conceding.
Something, such as a point previously claimed in argument, that is later conceded.本回答被网友采纳