polite作表語(yǔ)時(shí)怎么用？

polite的基本意思是“有禮貌的,客氣的”,指舉止談吐彬彬有禮。也可作“有教養(yǎng)的,文雅的”解,多指一個(gè)人有良好的品行。polite在句中可用作定語(yǔ)或表語(yǔ)。用作表語(yǔ)時(shí)其后可接介詞短語(yǔ)或動(dòng)詞不定式,該不定式與polite以及句子的主語(yǔ)均存在邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系。

常見(jiàn)句型

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作定語(yǔ)

She is a polite girl.

她是一個(gè)文雅的姑娘。

A polite young lady came round checking off the guests one by one.

一位有禮貌的年輕女士走過(guò)來(lái)把已到的客人在名單上一一勾掉。

At the exits polite assistants will take the goods and add up the cost.

在出口處,客氣的服務(wù)員把你的商品接過(guò)去,幫你結(jié)賬。

I like to deal with a polite clerk.

我喜歡找有禮貌的店員買(mǎi)東西。

用作表語(yǔ)

She grew to know to be polite.

她慢慢地懂得講禮貌了。

Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite.

盡管你不喜歡我們,但你仍然應(yīng)該有禮貌。

He was quite polite, of course, but somehow I didn't like his manner.

當(dāng)然,他的確還是彬彬有禮的,但我就是有些不喜歡他的舉止。

You are too polite.

你太客氣了。

John did not even bother to be polite.

約翰甚至連禮貌也不講了。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

He's always so polite to people.

他對(duì)人總是那么彬彬有禮。

Bob was polite even to his opponents.

鮑勃甚至對(duì)他的對(duì)手也很客氣。

It is/was+～+(of sb) to- v

It is not polite to interrupt a speaker.

打斷人的說(shuō)話是不禮貌的。

It wasn't very polite of you to serve yourself without asking.

你也不問(wèn)一聲就自己吃起來(lái)是不禮貌的。

It is/was+～+that-clause

It is polite that she accepts his invitation.

她接受他的邀請(qǐng),這顯得她很有禮貌。