高考英語(yǔ)詞匯詳解:painful的用法
請(qǐng)看下面一題:
The operation was successful, but I still felt _________.
A. very painful B. much painful C. a lot of pain D. very paining
此題容易誤選A,想當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為:pain 表示“痛”,其形容詞painful自然表示表示“感到疼痛的”。
其實(shí) painful 的意思并不是“感到疼痛的”,而是表示“使人感到疼痛的”、“使人感到痛苦的”,所以它通常用于說(shuō)明事物,而不宜用于說(shuō)明人。比較并體會(huì):
他仍很痛苦。
正:He is still in pain.
誤:He’s still painful.
你感到痛嗎 ?
正:Do you feel any pain?
誤:Are you painful?
見(jiàn)到你這樣生活我很痛心。
正:I am pained to see you living this way.
誤:I am painful to see you living this way.
聽(tīng)到他的死訊,我們都很痛苦。
誤:We were all painful to hear of his death.
正:We were all pained to hear of his death.
他眼睛痛。
正:He has painful eyes.
誤:He’s painful in the eyes.
請(qǐng)看下面一題:
The operation was successful, but I still felt _________.
A. very painful B. much painful C. a lot of pain D. very paining
此題容易誤選A,想當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為:pain 表示“痛”,其形容詞painful自然表示表示“感到疼痛的”。
其實(shí) painful 的意思并不是“感到疼痛的”,而是表示“使人感到疼痛的”、“使人感到痛苦的”,所以它通常用于說(shuō)明事物,而不宜用于說(shuō)明人。比較并體會(huì):
他仍很痛苦。
正:He is still in pain.
誤:He’s still painful.
你感到痛嗎 ?
正:Do you feel any pain?
誤:Are you painful?
見(jiàn)到你這樣生活我很痛心。
正:I am pained to see you living this way.
誤:I am painful to see you living this way.
聽(tīng)到他的死訊,我們都很痛苦。
誤:We were all painful to hear of his death.
正:We were all pained to hear of his death.
他眼睛痛。
正:He has painful eyes.
誤:He’s painful in the eyes.