Looking into the drawing room, she saw a scene of confusion over by her writing desk.
请问这里的副词over
是 修饰confusion
还是 修饰by
还是 修饰she saw a scene of confusion
Looking into the drawing room, she saw a scene of confusion over by her writing desk.
【翻译】她向客厅里望去，看见写字台旁边那儿一片混乱。
over 是个“方位副词”，表示离说话人一段距离的某个地方，用作名词的后置定语。就本句而言，over 作定语修饰 a scene of confusion，它跟by her writing desk 分别作定语。又如：
Finally I spotted it, in a dark corner over by the piano. （本句，over 和by the pianao 作定语，分别修饰 corner。）
最后我在钢琴旁的阴暗角落里发现了它。
来自柯林斯例句
除此之外，地址方位副词作后置定语，修饰名词，是英语中经常见到的现象。比如：
地址副词（here，there, over there, in，out，up，down，below，above，upstairs，downstairs，indoors，outdoors，等）可作定语，一般要后置。
The building there looks very grand.那边的那座楼看着非常壮观。
Write down your name on the sheet here.把你的名字写在这儿的这张纸上。
Read the questions below and prepare for them.读下面的问题并筹备回答。
Have you got the riddles above? 你了解上边的谜语了吗？