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pronounce用法

"pronounce"主要有兩種用法:

"pronounce"的基本意思是用習慣的、公認的發音方式、重音、語調來「發音」,可用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,接名詞或代詞作賓語。例如:"She taught us how to pronounce those difficult words."(她教我們如何發這些困難字的音)。

"pronounce"還可以表示「宣布,宣稱」或「發表意見」「作出判決」,用作及物動詞,接名詞、代詞、that從句作賓語,還可接以「to be+ n./adj. / v -ed/ prep. -phrase」充當賓語補足語的複合賓語。例如:"The doctors pronounced that he was no longer in danger."(醫生宣稱他已脫離危險);"The minister was asked to pronounce on the proposed new legislation."(部長被要求就所提議的新的立法發表意見)。

此外,"pronounce"還有一些常用短語,如"pronounce against"、"pronounce for"、"pronounce on〔upon〕"等。