The Latin gerund and gerundive: active or passive meaning?doi:10.1515/9783110206630.197Catalin AnghelinaIndogermanische Forschungen
2) the passive meaning 被动意义 1. Generally speaking,the passive meaning is usually expressed in the passive voice. 在通常情况下,英语语言中的被动意义通常用被动语态来表达,但是,这并不等于说被动语态是被动意义表达的唯一方式,除了被动语态结构外,还有多种结构可以达到这一目的。 2. The English ...
Active form,passive meaning
2.3Useactiveconstructiontoexpresspassivemeaning.王力指出：西洋的主动句大多数可转成被动句，中国则恰恰相反，主动句大多数是不能转成被动句的。Heisrespectedbyeverybody.人人都尊敬他。（他被人人尊敬？）Theceremonywasabbreviatedbyrain.因为下雨，仪式举行得很简短。仪式被雨缩短了。？JohnactuallylovedMaryandwas...
The meaning of ACTIVE is characterized by action rather than by contemplation or speculation. How to use active in a sentence.
In passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb: “The cat was chased by the dog.” When should you use active voice versus passive voice? Use active voice for clarity and directness; use passive voice to emphasize the action or recipient or when the doer is unknown or irre...
Passive voice:The ball was thrown through the window. The building was torn down. I was given an A on the test. Where doesactivecome from? The first records ofactivecome from around 1300. It comes from the Latināctīvusand is an adjective formed fromact, meaning “something that is done...
Activeorpassive Ithrewapartytheothernight.(active)meaning:Ididsomething.Iwasthrownoutofit.(passive)meaning:Somethingwasdonetome.Page5 YourLogo Form Thepassiveisformedwiththeverbtobe(inthe appropriatetense)+pastparticiple(ofthemainverb)Theterroristwasarrestedearlythismorning.Toyotacars...
6. grammar 语法SLG an active verb or sentence has the person or thing doing the action as its subject. In ‘The boy kicked the ball’, the verb ‘kick’ is active 〔动词或句子〕主动的 → passive1(2)7 HCchemical 化学的 producing a chemical reaction 起化学反应的 nicotine, the ...
作为“有能力行动的”(与passive相对),自14世纪末开始使用。意思是“精力充沛的,活泼的”来自于1590年代; “工作的,有效的,正在运作的”(与inactive相对)来自于1640年代。语法上的active voice记录于1765年; 语法上使用 active,表示执行而不是承受行动,始于15世纪中期(与 passive 或 reflexive 相对)。