杨鹏难句的第11句，有一个细节请教

KevinJM

Such variations in size， shape，chemistry， conduction speed， excitation threshold，and the like as had been demonstrated in nerve cells remained negligible in significance for any　　possible correlation with the manifold dimensions of mental experience.

整个句子的结构其实不难，这个the like，从语法上讲不通啊？是惯用语吗？

请NN指点

[此贴子已经被作者于2008-5-9 16:22:17编辑过]

luxingliu

THE LIKE 是指不同的内容啊，和size， shape，chemistry， conduction speed， excitation threshold 并列的，作者不做过多列举的省略说法

KevinJM

仔细查了一下字典，发现like还有名词词性

and the like/and such like = and similar thing