动词bear表生育时的语法与用法

bear 表“生育”时,它的过去分词有两种形式,即bornborne。两者的区别是:强调“出生”时,用born,主要用于be born这一结构;强调动作意义的“生育”时,用borne。如:

She was born in the fifties. 她生于50年代。

His wife has borne (him) three children. 他妻子(给他)生了3个孩子。

在现代英语中,表示“生育”的borne通常不用于被动语态,尽管原来可说He was borne by an English woman. 但现在一般会说成:He was born to an English woman. 他是一个英国妇女生的。

有人认为,表示“出生”意义的 be born只能用过去式,其实也不一定。如:

Everyone is born equal. 人生来是平等的。

A woman is pregnant for nine months before a child is born. 在小孩生出前,妇女要怀孕9个月。

注意以下各例表示“出生”时后接的介词:

He was born to [of] wealthy parents. 他出身于有钱人家。

He was born into [to, of] a wealthy (noble) family. 他生于富裕人家(名门望族)

注意,类似以下用法中的介词to不可换成by

babies who are born to very young mothers 年轻小妈妈生的孩子

Two children were born to them. 他们生了两个孩子。

He was born to a shoemaker’s wife in a small cottage. 他出生于一所小村舍,母亲是鞋匠的妻子。

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