摔碎了的杯子。
这个摔碎是不是必须要被动?是用下面的哪一个?
the cup that has broken
the cup that has been broken.
类似的迷惑还有:
“烤焦了的面包”是用什么?
the burned bread = the bread that has burned
the bread that has been burned
“简练”是语言的精髓。可以用一个词,就不需要两个;可以用单个词作定语,就不需要定语从句。
打碎了的杯子:the broken cup;the smashed cup
烤焦了的面包:the burnt bread;the scorched bread
【说明】形容词“烧焦的”是burnt,不是burned。
假如必须要用定语从句,就用形容词表状况,不需要被动语态。可以如此说:
the cup that is broken
the bread that is burnt