知识扩展
易混词辨析
settle、settlement、stable、settled vs settled
1. settled:① 动词 settle 的过去分词(如 They have settled in Beijing 他们已在北京定居);② 形容词 “稳定的;定居的”(如 a settled life 稳定的生活;settled weather 稳定的天气);
2. 与 settle(动词 “定居;解决”,如 settle a problem 解决问题)混淆词性 ——settle 是动词(settle down 定居),settled 是分词 / 形容词(be settled 稳定下来),不可说 “they are settle in Beijing”,应为 “they are settled in Beijing”;
3. 与 settlement(名词 “定居点;解决”,如 a new settlement 新定居点;the settlement of a dispute 争端的解决)区别:settlement 是名词,settled 是形容词 / 分词(the settlement of the problem 是 “问题的解决”,the problem is settled 是 “问题已解决”);
4. 与 stable(形容词 “稳定的”,如 stable job 稳定的工作)近义,settled 更侧重 “长期稳定、不再变动”(settled life 是 “长期稳定的生活”,stable life 是 “暂时稳定的生活”);
5. 常见错误:settle 作 “解决” 时,过去分词用 settled(the issue has settled 错误,应为 the issue has been settled,被动语态)。