三者均可表示活着的,区别如下:
1. alive 主要用作表语(有时可用作后置定语,但不用作前置定语),可用于人或动物。如:
He must be still alive. 他一定还活着。
Hes the happiest man alive. 他世上最幸福的人。
注:若 alive 本身有修饰语,则也可用作前置定语。如:
He is a really alive student. 他的确是一个十分活跃的学生。
2. living 可用作表语或定语,可用于人或物。如:
Are your grandparents still living? 你的祖父母还健在吗?
Both plants and animals are living things. 动物和植物都是生物。
alive 和 living 表示活着的,两者含义很接近,只要句法适合,有时可互换。如:
谁是当代最伟大的诗人?
正:Who is the greatest living poet?
正:Who is the greatest poet alive?
若需严格区分,两者仍有差别:living 通常是客观描述某人尚在人间或健在,而 alive 则主要指生与死的界限。如:
He was still alive when I reached the hospital. 当我赶到医院时他还活着。
3. live 通常只用作定语(前置),可用于动物或植物,但一般不用于人。如:
He bought some live fish. 他买了几条活鱼。
Only a few live trees were left after the fire. 火灾之后只剩下几棵树还活着。
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