Granted
“Granted” 最常见义为 grant 的过去分词,指被批准或给予,如 “Visa granted.”(签证获批。)固定表达 “Granted (that) …” 表示承认某前提,如 “Granted, the plan is risky, but it could work.”(虽说计划有风险,但也许可行。)
- “The team was granted extra funding for research.” (团队获得了额外研究经费。)
- “Access is granted only to registered users.” (仅注册用户获准访问。)
- “Granted, the deadline is tight, we can still try.” (虽说截止时间很紧,我们仍可一试。)
“Grant” 源自古法语 granter,与拉丁语 credere(相信、托付)的演变有关,核心义为“给予、允许”。
grant + -ed 构成过去分词;grant 本身无常见前后缀,名词 grant 可指“补助金、拨款”。
法律与行政文书常用 “rights granted”(授予的权利);学术 take … for granted 表示“视为理所当然”,与 granted 拼写相同但含义不同,需结合上下文区分。
- 原形: grant
- 现在分词: granting
- 名词: grant(补助金)
- 固定搭配: “take for granted” (视为理所当然), “Granted that” (虽说……)
grant 是“批准给予”,-ed 表示“已经批下来了”:granted = 到手/获准。
“Once permission was granted, the crew began filming on the historic street.” (许可一获批,剧组就在那条历史街道上开拍。)