delight(ed) 的用法及固定搭配

delight(ed)

1.delight in和delight to...(不定式)都可以说。例如:I delight in reading novels(或novel-reading). 和I delight to read novels. delight to...往往含有“惯常”或“偏要”的意思。例如:He delights to talk about his family affairs in the office. 注意:1.两种表达方式都不指一时的情形,都不能加today等词。2.两种表达方式都用于主动语态,不用于被动语态,如不可说I am delighted in...或I am delighted to...。delight in用在被动语态也有。例如:This is one of the modern English novels delighted in by young Chinese readers. 注意不可说Young Chinese readers are delighted in...。be delighted to...(不定式)指一时的情形,往往用在客气话里。例如:I was delighted to see him. I am delighted to see you. 和I shall be delighted to see you.

2.delighted后面可以接以that引导的从句。例如:He was delighted that his brother had come back.

3.delight(名词)后面接in,如his delight in English literature和her delight in reading aloud。

4.关于a delighted laugh(一个快乐的笑声)等,参见much 3 (5) E