Chosen
“Chosen” 是 choose 的过去分词,强调经过挑选后的结果,如 “She was chosen as captain.”(她被选为队长。)作形容词常带“特意选出”的意味,如 “chosen path”(选定的道路)、“hand-chosen”(亲手挑选的)。
- “He is the chosen candidate for the scholarship.” (他是该奖学金的入选候选人。)
- “They walked along a chosen route through the park.” (他们沿事先选定的路线穿过公园。)
- “Only a few were chosen from hundreds of applicants.” (数百名申请者中仅少数入选。)
“Choose” 源自古英语 ceosan(挑选);chosen 为不规则过去分词,元音由 oo 变为 o。
choose 为不规则动词,chosen 为过去分词形式,无 producitve 前后缀;相关词 choice(选择)为名词。
宗教或文学语境中 “the chosen” 可指“被选中的人”;日常口语 “chosen family” 指自己选出的亲密圈子,而非血缘家庭。
- 原形: choose
- 过去式: chose
- 现在分词: choosing
- 名词: choice
- 固定搭配: “chosen one” (被选中者), “well-chosen” (精挑细选的)
choose 选 → chose 选了 → chosen 已经被选中的那个结果。
“From many designs, the team chose the logo that felt clearest on a phone screen.” (在众多方案中,团队选定了在手机屏上最清晰的那款标志。)