She was very upset at what to him was just a throwaway remark.
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She was very upset at what to him was just a throwaway remark.
剖析:句中的 what 就是所谓的缩合连接代词或融合连接代词,在此等于 the thing that / which,其中 what to him was just a throwaway remark 为宾语从句,用作介词 at 的宾语。在宾语从句 what to him was just a throwaway remark 中,what 是主语,to him 是状语(表对象,意思是“在他看来”“对他来讲”),was 是系动词,a throwaway remark 是表语。
翻译:她对于他随口说说的事感到非常不开心。
类例:What to some people are matters of principle, to others seem merely straining at a gnat. 有的人觉得是带有原则性的问题,在另一些人看来只不过小题大作。