stolen

/ˈstəʊ.lən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstoʊ.lən/ (ame, ipa)

stolen — verb

1. taken from a person or place without permission and without the intention of ret

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

taken from a person or place without permission and without the intention of returning it — used as the past participle of 'steal' to form perfect tenses ('has stolen', 'had stolen') or in passive structures ('was stolen', 'got stolen'). Also used before nouns to describe things that have been taken illegally, such as stolen cars, stolen wallets, or stolen identity details.

例句

Someone has stolen Felix's wallet from his jacket while he was on the train.

present perfect active: has stolen [something]

The painting was stolen from the museum during the night by two men in masks.

passive: be + stolen (by someone)

同義詞
  • taken

    more general — 'taken' does not imply illegality, while 'stolen' always does

  • swiped

    informal, often for small or quick thefts ('Someone swiped my pen')

  • lifted

    informal British term, often for shoplifting ('He lifted a CD from the store')

  • pinched

    informal British slang ('Who pinched my sandwich?')

反義詞

文法句型

have/has/had + stolen (something)

something + be + stolen (by someone)

get + something + stolen

用法筆記

As a past participle, 'stolen' is only used with an auxiliary verb (has/had/was/were/get) or as an adjective before a noun. It never stands alone as a finite verb — you cannot say 'She stolen my bag'; the correct form is 'She stole my bag' (past simple) or 'She has stolen my bag' (present perfect). The adjectival use before nouns is extremely common: stolen car, stolen goods, stolen identity.

常見錯誤

❌He has stolen the money last week.
✅He stole the money last week.
💡Present perfect (has stolen) cannot be used with a specific past time like 'last week'; use past simple instead.
❌She stolen my phone.
✅She stole my phone.' or 'She has stolen my phone.
💡'Stolen' needs an auxiliary verb (has/had/was). Without an auxiliary, use the past simple form 'stole'.
❌I got steal my bag.
✅I got my bag stolen.
💡In the causative pattern 'get something stolen', the participle 'stolen' must directly follow the object.