Supporting
“Supporting” 来自动词 support,既可作形容词表示提供支持或起支撑作用,如 “supporting role”(配角)、“supporting evidence”(佐证),也可作名词指辅助性内容,如 “cast and supporting”(主演与配角阵容)。
- “She played a supporting character in the film.” (她在片中饰演配角。)
- “The report includes supporting data from three studies.” (报告附有三项研究的佐证数据。)
- “Thank you for supporting our community project.” (感谢你支持我们的社区项目。)
“Support” 来自拉丁语 supportare(支撑),由 sub-(在下)与 portare(携带)构成;supporting 加 -ing 表进行或形容词化。
support + -ing:-ing 在此表示“正在支持的”或名词化用法;无额外前缀。
影视奖项中的 Supporting Actor/Actress 专指配角奖;商业语境里 supporting services 指配套服务,强调“辅助而非主角”。
- 原形: support
- 过去式/过去分词: supported
- 名词: support, supporter
- 固定搭配: “supporting role” (配角), “supporting cast” (配角阵容), “supporting document” (佐证文件)
support 是“托住”,-ing 像正在托着:谁在 supporting,谁就在背后撑着。
“The lead singer thanked the supporting band before the encore.” (主唱在安可前感谢了伴奏乐队。)