Seen
“Seen” 与助动词连用构成完成体,如 “have seen”;也可表示“被见到”或“领会”,如 “the point is seen clearly”。
- “I have never seen such a storm.” (我从没见过这样的暴风雨。)
- “She was seen leaving the building at noon.” (有人看见她中午离开了大楼。)
- “Once the data is seen in context, the pattern is obvious.” (一旦在语境里看到数据,规律就很明显。)
“See” 源自古英语 “sēon”,与德语 “sehen” 同源;“seen” 为不规则过去分词,来自古英语 “sēon” 的分词形式演变。
不规则分词,不是通过常规 “-ed” 构成。
英语谚语 “children should be seen and not heard” 反映传统礼仪观;现代用法里 “I’ve seen enough” 可表示厌倦。
- 固定搭配: “have seen better days” (风光不再), “seen as” (被视为)
发音长元音 /iː/ 像视线拉得很长:一眼“看到底”。
“The rare bird had not been seen in this valley for a decade.” (这种珍稀鸟类在这个山谷里已有十年未见。)