2018考研英語長難句分析指導(dǎo)（十七）

　　Thus，a regularity for which there are general theoretical grounds will be more readily called a natural law than an empirical regularity that cannot be subsumed under more general laws or theories.

　　結(jié)構(gòu)分析：句子的框架是a regularity…will be more readily called a natural law than an empirical regularity…。介詞for加關(guān)系代詞which引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾a regularity。an empirical regularity后又有定語從句that cannot be subsumed under more general laws or theories修飾。grounds意為“根據(jù)，理由”;subsume意為“把…歸入，納入”。

　　譯文：因此，與一條不能被歸入更普遍的法則或理論而是基于經(jīng)驗(yàn)的規(guī)律相比，一條具有普遍理論依據(jù)支持的規(guī)律很可能被認(rèn)可為一條自然法則。