transitive
transitive — 形容詞
- transitivepositive
- more transitivecomparative
- most transitivesuperlative
1. describes a verb that needs an object after it for the sentence to feel complete
及物的
動詞需接賓語才能語意完整
describes a verb that needs an object after it for the sentence to feel complete. In 'Rania reads a book,' reads is transitive — without 'a book,' the thought is unfinished.
Sofie's teacher explained that 'carry' is a transitive verb because it needs an object.
Sofie 的老師解釋 'carry' 是及物動詞，因為它需要接賓語。
attributive: transitive + verb
In the dictionary, transitive verbs are marked with a special symbol.
字典裡，及物動詞會用特殊符號標示出來。
Ezra asked the teacher whether 'sleep' was transitive or intransitive.
Ezra 問老師 'sleep' 是及物的還是不及物的。
The sentence felt wrong because David used a transitive verb without an object.
這個句子感覺不對，因為 David 用了及物動詞卻沒有接賓語。
Yumi learned that most transitive verbs can also be used in the passive voice.
Yumi 學到大多數及物動詞也可以用在被動語態中。
- intransitive
describes a verb that does not take a direct object
文法句型
transitive + verb
be + transitive
用法筆記
Only used to describe verbs. The opposite is 'intransitive' (adjective/1), which describes verbs that function without a direct object.
常見錯誤
transitive — 名詞
- transitivesingular
- transitivesplural
1. a verb that must have an object after it to make a complete sentence. For exampl
及物動詞
必須後接賓語的動詞類別
a verb that must have an object after it to make a complete sentence. For example, 'build' is a transitive — you cannot simply say 'they built' without saying what was built.
Hana circled 'bought' on the board and underlined 'a jacket' to show Dmitri what made it a transitive.
Hana 在黑板上圈出 'bought'，然後在 'a jacket' 下面畫線，向 Dmitri 展示是什麼讓它成為及物動詞。
countable noun: 'a transitive'
Tariq erased the object from the sentence, and the class saw 'posted' could no longer work as a transitive.
Tariq 把句子中的賓語擦掉後，全班看到 'posted' 不再能作為及物動詞使用。
pattern: a transitive must have an object
Gita wrote a list of transitives on the board for the students to study.
Gita 在黑板上寫了一份及物動詞清單讓學生學習。
Amara tapped the word 'brought' and asked Kehinde to find the object that made it a transitive.
Amara 敲了敲 'brought' 這個字，請 Kehinde 找出讓它成為及物動詞的賓語。
Sven spotted 'arrived' in the paragraph and told Fatima it was not a transitive because nothing followed it.
Sven 在段落中發現 'arrived'，告訴 Fatima 它不是及物動詞，因為後面沒有接任何東西。
- transitive verb
the full form; 'transitive' is the shortened version used in grammar contexts
- intransitive
a verb that does not take a direct object
文法句型
a/the + transitive
用法筆記
Countable noun used in grammar teaching. Often contrasted with 'an intransitive' — a verb that does not take an object.