painful的用法一得
2008-05-08 17:51
请看下面一题:The operation was successful, but I still felt _________.A. very painful B. much painful C. a lot of pain D. very paining此题容易误选A,想当然地认为:pain 表示“痛”,其形容词painful自然表示表示“感到疼痛的”。其实 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”n'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,所以它通常用于说明事物,而不宜用于说明人。比较并体会:他仍很痛苦。正:He is still in pain.误:He’s still painful.你感到痛吗?正:Do you feel any pain?误:Are you painful?见到你这样生活我很痛心。正:I am pained to see you living this way.误:I am painful to see you living this way.听到他的死讯,我们都很痛苦。误: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.误:He’s painful in the eyes.