英语被动语态用法

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​核心结构:be + 过去分词 (V3)​

  • 主动语态:​​主语​​(执行者) + ​​动词​​ + ​​宾语​​(承受者)

    • 例如:The cat (主语)​chased​​ (动词) the mouse (宾语).
  • 被动语态:​​主语​​(原主动句的宾语/承受者) + ​​be (变形)​​ + ​​过去分词 (V3)​​ + (by + 原主动句的主语/执行者)

    • 例如:The mouse (主语,原承受者)​was chased​​ (be + V3) (by the cat) (执行者).

​被动语态的核心使用场景:​

  1. ​强调动作的承受者(而非执行者):​

    • 当承受者比执行者更重要、更值得关注时。

      • 主动:Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. (强调贝尔发明)
      • 被动:The telephone was invented in 1876 (by Alexander Graham Bell). (强调电话被发明)
    • 新闻标题、科技报告、流程描述中常用,突出事件或事物本身。

      • Thirty people were killed in the earthquake. (强调遇难人数)
      • The new hospital will be opened next month. (强调医院开放)
  2. ​不知晓或不关心动作的执行者是谁:​

    • 当不知道谁做了某事,或者谁做的不重要时。

      • My car was stolen last night. (不知道谁偷的)
      • English is spoken here. (谁说的不重要,强调语言使用情况)
      • The road is being repaired. (谁在修路不是重点)
  3. ​委婉或客观,避免提及执行者:​

    • 在正式场合、报告或为了显得礼貌、客观时,避免直接指出责任方。

      • A mistake was made in the calculation. (比 Someone made a mistake... 更委婉,不想或不便指出谁犯错)
      • It is believed that... / It is said that... / It is recommended that... (常用固定表达,保持客观)
      • Your application has been received. (官方通知,客观陈述)
  4. ​描述客观事实、普遍真理或科学原理:​

    • The heart is located in the chest. (客观事实)
    • Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. (科学原理)
    • Breakfast is served between 7 and 10 am. (常规安排)
  5. ​正式或学术写作中:​

    • 为了使文章显得更客观、更注重研究结果或过程而非研究者本身。

      • The experiment was conducted under controlled conditions.
      • Significant differences were observed between the two groups.
      • Further research is needed to confirm these findings.

​不同时态的被动语态构成:​

被动语态需要将助动词 ​​be​​ 变成对应的时态形式,后面加上主要动词的​​过去分词 (V3)​​。

时态主动语态示例被动语态示例
​一般现在时​They clean the roomThe room ​​is cleaned​​ (by them).
​一般过去时​They cleaned the roomThe room ​​was cleaned​​ (by them).
​一般将来时​​ (will)They will clean the roomThe room ​​will be cleaned​​ (by them).
​现在进行时​They are cleaning the roomThe room ​​is being cleaned​​ (by them).
​过去进行时​They were cleaning the roomThe room ​​was being cleaned​​ (by them).
​现在完成时​They have cleaned the roomThe room ​​has been cleaned​​ (by them).
​过去完成时​They had cleaned the roomThe room ​​had been cleaned​​ (by them).
​将来完成时​​ (will have)They will have cleaned the roomThe room ​​will have been cleaned​​ (by them).
​情态动词​​ (can, must...)They must clean the roomThe room ​​must be cleaned​​ (by them).
​情态动词+完成式​They must have cleaned the roomThe room ​​must have been cleaned​​ (by them).

​重要注意事项和特殊点:​

  1. ​By 短语:​

    • 执行者​​不必​​总是出现。​​只有​​当执行者身份是重要信息时,才用 by + 执行者
    • 使用被动时,​​首先要考虑是否需要提及执行者​​。大多数被动句没有by短语。
  2. ​双宾语动词的被动:​

    • 有些动词(如 give, send, show, tell, offer, teach)可以接两个宾语(直接宾语-物,间接宾语-人)。

    • 这类动词有两种被动形式,可以将​​其中任何一个宾语变成主语​​:

      • 主动: Someone gave [him] (IO) [a book] (DO).
      • 被动 1 (以间接宾语为主语): He was given a book (by someone). (​​更常用​​)
      • 被动 2 (以直接宾语为主语): A book was given to him (by someone). (需要加介词to/for)
  3. ​带不定式( to do )的动词的被动:​

    • 感官动词 (see, hear, observe) 和使役动词 (make, let) 在主动语态后接省略to的不定式,但在被动语态中,​​必须恢复to​:

      • 主动: I saw him cross the street. (cross 前无 to)
      • 被动: He was seen **to** cross the street (by me). (to 必须加上)
      • 主动: They made us work late. (work 前无 to)
      • 被动: We were made **to** work late (by them). (to 必须加上)
  4. ​-ing 形式的被动:​

    • ​being + V3​​ 用于动词后面需要接 -ing 形式的结构中:

      • He hates **being interrupted**.
      • The house needs **painting** / needs **to be painted**. (两种表达方式均可)
      • I remember **being taken** to the zoo as a child.
  5. ​短语动词的被动语态:​

    • 许多由“动词 + 介词/副词”构成的短语动词(如 look after, turn down, put off, carry out)可以有被动语态。​​介词/副词不能省略​​。

      • 主动: They will **call off** the meeting.
      • 被动: The meeting will be **called off**.
      • 主动: Someone **broke into** my house.
      • 被动: My house was **broken into**.
  6. ​“Get被动”:​

    • 在非正式口语中,有时用 get + V3 代替 be + V3,通常表示​​遭受​​、事件的发生或强调动作结果(通常不涉及执行者)。

      • He got hurt in the accident. (受伤了)
      • My watch got broken. (表坏了)
      • We got married last year. (结婚 - 强调事件完成)
  7. ​避免过度使用被动语态:​

    • 虽然被动很有用,但在强调执行者责任或需要更简洁有力的情况下,主动语态往往更直接、更有力。
    • 在写作中,需要根据表达意图灵活选择主动或被动。

​总结:​

使用被动语态的关键在于​​判断​​:

  1. ​你想要强调什么?​​(承受者、动作本身,还是执行者?)
  2. ​执行者是谁重要吗?​​(不知道?不关心?不便说?)
  3. ​语体和语境是什么?​​(正式报告、日常交谈、科技论文?)

熟练掌握被动语态能让你表达更丰富、更精确,更能适应不同的语言环境。练习时多注意不同时态和动词类型的被动形式构造。