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【英文整聊室-常犯英文錯誤 Ep.15】engage 人 或 be engaged to 人？「訂婚」別再用錯啦~
「跟...訂婚」英文有哪幾種表達方式呢?
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本集題目
Pablo and Amanda ______last month. They’ll get married in June.
(A) got engaged (B) got engaged to
(C) engaged (D) got engaged with
(C) engaged (D) got engaged with
(答案在文末)
Unit 15 engage 人 或 be engaged to 人？
或許大家都知道engage的意思，但你知道它的用法嗎?
當我們說「跟...訂婚」 英文正確說法應該是什麼呢?
a. 動詞 engage 無「訂婚」之意，表「訂婚的」只可使用 過去分詞 engaged 做形容詞用，不可說：
例 I engaged with Lynn last month. (X)
I was engaged with Lynn last month. (X)
→ Lynn and I got engaged last month. (O)
= Lynn was engaged to me last month. (O)
= I was engaged to Lynn last month. (O)
(上個月我和琳訂婚了。)
b. engaged 作形容詞時，除了當作「訂婚的」，亦可表示電話「忙線的」或某人「正在忙著從事……」的，有下列用法：
例 The line is engaged now. (O)
= The line is busy now. (O) (電話正忙線中。)
例 Peter is engaged in something important, so let’s not bother him now. (O)
= Peter is busy with something important, so let’s not bother him now. (O)
(彼得正忙著處理一件重要的事情，因此咱們現在就不打擾他吧。)
c. engage 也可作不及物動詞，有下列用法：
engage with sb 與某人密切互動
例 As a teacher, you should know how to engage your students. (X)
→ As a teacher, you should know how to engage with your students. (O)
(身為老師，你應知道如何與學生好好互動。)
d. engage 亦可作及物動詞，表「雇用」，等於 hire 或 employ。
例 Andy was once engaged / hired / employed by that school as a part-time English teacher.
(安迪曾一度受聘在那所學校擔任兼職英文老師。)
答案: 1. A
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