單字 subject 怎麼用?

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內容簡介

“Subject” 可以作名詞、動詞和形容詞用,名詞 “subject” 的意思包括 “主詞”、科目” 和 “話題”,但 “subject” 作動詞和形容詞時的含義與它的名詞含義並不接近,看影片,學習 “subject” 的多個用法。

用法總結

1. 名詞 “subject” 可以指英語語法結構裡的 “主詞”。

  • ‘George’ is the subject of the sentence ‘George baked a cake’.

2. 名詞 “subject” 還可以指 “(學校裡教授的)學科,科目”。

  • My favourite subject at school was music.

3. 名詞 “subject” 還可以指 “(討論或研究的)主題,題目,話題”。

  • She has written many books on the subject of sleep.
  • Please discuss the subject of your essay with your tutor before writing it.

4. “Subject” 作動詞時的意思是 “(使)承受,(使)遭受”,搭配 “subject someone to something” 表示 “使某人遭受”。

注意:動詞 “subject” 的讀音與名詞和形容詞不同,重音在後 /səbˈdʒekt/。

  • She subjected us to her terrible singing.
  • I won’t subject you to my boring talks any longer.

5. 形容詞 “subject(取決於)” 常用在固定搭配 “be subject to something” 中,表示 “受到…的影響,受制於”。

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