the first time是连词还是介词？

Question

如题所述

Answer 1

the first time和引导词that不同时出现。

time后的that，一般情况下都省略。这样，名词词组the first time就可以充当连词，引导时间从句。

由time组成的这种特殊结构，叫做“不是连词的连词”。之所以这么说，是因为the very first time不是真正的连词，而是一个名词（词组），但是它在句中确实起到了连词的作用。

It was the first time they had ever met.

那是他们初次会面。

He was shaking in his shoes at the thought of flying for the first time.

他想到这是他第一次乘飞机就吓得要命。

The first I heard about the firm closing down (ie The first time I became aware of it) was when George told me.

我最初听到公司倒闭的消息是乔治告诉我的。