长难句分析

Discoveries in science and technology are thought by “untaught minds” to come in blinding flashes or as the result of dramatic accidents.

本句中to come in blinding flashes是干什么成分呢？come in如何理解？

Discoveries in science and technology are thought by “untaught minds” to come in blinding flashes or as the result of dramatic accidents.

本句中，to come in blinding flashes 作主语补足语，主动语态下是宾语补足语。其结构是：be thought to do。

come 是“出现”，in blinding flashes 是come 的“方法”。