the + 分詞形容詞會有三種情況:視為複數名詞、視為單數名詞,視為單數或複數名詞。使用時,務必留意所搭配動詞之形式。
▼ 以下 the+分詞作複數名詞:
the living (= living people)、
the dying (= dying people)、
the injured (= injured people)、
the disabled (= disabled people)「殘障人士」、
the disadvantaged (= disadvantaged people)「弱勢族群」等
例句
・The injured were rushed to the hospital.(傷者被緊急送往醫院。)
▼ 以下 the+分詞作單數名詞:
the unknown「未知之事物」、
the untold「未說出之事物」等
例句
・The unknown is usually scary.(未知之事物通常令人覺得恐懼。)
▼ 以下 the+分詞可作單數或複數名詞解:
the accused「被告」、
the deceased「死者」等
例句
・The accused was / were taken to the court.(被告被帶到法庭。)
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