changed

/tʃeɪndʒd/ (bre, ipa) · /tʃeɪndʒd/ (ame, ipa)

changed — adjective

  • changedpositive
  • changedercomparative
  • changedestsuperlative

1. describes a person who has become noticeably different in character or way of be

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describes a person who has become noticeably different in character or way of behaving, usually in a better way

例句

After months of therapy, Zara returned to work a completely changed woman.

collocation: a changed woman

Kwame's friends hardly recognized him; prison had left him a changed man.

同義詞
  • reformed

    stronger; implies giving up bad habits or criminal behaviour, carries moral weight

  • transformed

    suggests a deeper, more dramatic alteration of someone's entire nature

  • reborn

    metaphorical and intense; suggests a spiritual or emotional fresh start

反義詞
  • unchanged

    staying exactly the same in character or behaviour

  • same

    informal; 'he's the same as ever'

文法句型

a changed + man/woman/person

用法筆記

Almost always follows the indefinite article 'a' and comes directly before a person-word (a changed man, a changed woman, a changed person). It describes the result of a transformation, not the process.

常見錯誤

❌After the trip, she was changed.
✅After the trip, she was a changed person.
💡This sense almost always needs 'a' before 'changed' followed by a person noun; bare 'was changed' sounds like the passive voice of the verb 'change.'

2. no longer the same as before; having taken on a new quality, appearance, or cond

2.形容詞B1
釋義

no longer the same as before; having taken on a new quality, appearance, or condition

例句

Dmitri walked through his old neighborhood and found it completely changed.

pattern: find something + changed

The city skyline looked dramatically changed after twenty years of construction.

同義詞
  • altered

    more formal; often used for deliberate modifications (altered documents, altered clothing)

  • different

    the most general word; does not imply a process of change, just that two things are not the same

  • modified

    suggests a specific, often intentional adjustment rather than a broad transformation

反義詞

文法句型

changed + noun

find/seem/look + changed

用法筆記

Commonly follows verbs like 'find', 'seem', 'look', or 'appear'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense applies to anything — places, objects, situations, appearances — not only people.

常見錯誤

❌The situation is changing.' (meaning the change is complete).
✅The situation is changed.
💡'changing' describes an ongoing process; the adjective 'changed' describes the result after the change has happened.