有少数过去分词，用做纯粹的形容词时，意思发生一些变化，已不再是做动词时的意思，如动词celebrate表示‘庆祝’，但形容词celebrated却表示‘著名的’：
This is a celebrated city.
This is the most noted (=famous) mounain in Japan.
He is a confirmed pickpocket (=pickpocket who is unlikely to be changed).
He is a past-master (=one who has much experience) in deceit.
He will suffer for his ill-advised (=unwise) action.
I have never seen such a beautiful place in my born days (=in my lifetime).
d/有主动意义的过去分词：
大多数过去分词都有被动意思，例如 the unforgotten hero 的意思是 the hero that has been forgotten,又如 boiled water的意思是water that has been boiled. 但有少数过去分词却有主动意思，它们甚至起及物动词作用，可以有一个说不出的宾语。例如 a drunken sailor 意思是a sailor who has drunk too much liquor.
A learned scholar (=A scholar who has leanred very mush ) usually looks silly.
Experienced men (=Men who have experienced a lot) in this matter are not numerous.
A practised man (=A man who has often practised doing this) can do more than a greenhorn.
These cultivated people (=These people, who have cultivated their minds ) are my good friends.
The king loves his devoted subjects (=his subjects, who devotes themselves to him ).
A dissipated youth (=A youth who dissipates his time and money ) will ruin himself.
Is a contented man (=a man who contents himself with what he has ) always happy?
The mistaken traveller has had a narrow escape.
d)用在名词前的宾补动词的过去分词
某些宾补动词的过去分词可以用在名词前面做定语。这是一类特殊的宾补动词，它们用在下面这类句子中：
They declared him to be a traitor.
They proved the statement to be false.
He professed himself to be a scientist.
下面句子包含了以这类动词作定语的过去分词
This is the reputed scene (= the place which is reputed to be the scene ) of robbery.
John is the supposed father (=the man who is supposed to be the father) of this child.
He is an avowed member (= a man who has avowed himself to be a member ) of this party.
He is a professed scientist.
The confessed (or admitted ) thief was sent to prison. |
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