Taught
“Taught” 是 teach 的过去式与过去分词(不规则变化:teach → taught)。表示向他人传授知识或技能,或某门课被讲授。常见搭配:taught English(教过英语)、self-taught(自学的)、taught me a lesson(让我得到教训,引申义)。
- “She taught biology at the high school for ten years.” (她在那所高中教了十年生物。)
- “He is a self-taught programmer who learned online.” (他是自学成才的程序员,在网上学的。)
- “That mistake taught me to read the contract carefully.” (那次错误教会我仔细读合同。)
Teach 源自古英语 tæcan(展示、指出),与德语 zeigen(指出)等同源观念相关;taught 为历史音变形成的屈折形式,而非规则 -ed 结尾。
Taught 为不规则屈折,不能拆成 productive 前缀/后缀;可对比 caught、bought 等同源音变模式。
教育讨论中 well-taught course 强调教学质量;self-taught 在创业与创新故事里常被赋予积极色彩,强调主动学习。
- 固定搭配: “taught at” (任教于), “self-taught” (自学的), “taught a lesson” (得到教训)
- 原形: teach;现在分词: teaching
teach 的过去式不是 teach-ed,而是发音像“拖特”的 taught——与 caught(抓住)押韵,一起记更牢。
“My grandmother taught me to knit, and I still use her needles every winter.” (祖母教我织毛衣,每年冬天我仍用她的棒针。)