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通常 "dynamic" 形容詞可以用 be+ being + adj 這個格式,而 "stative" 形容詞則不適合。
"dynamic" 形容詞是可以變動或選擇的,例如:silly, sarcastic, impatient, unreasonable, accommodating, helpful, mean, generous, unrealistic, happy... 等。
例子: Megan is being silly. 是合格式的。
Megan can choose to be silly, and can change her behaviour, to become serious.
"stative" 形容詞是大致不可以變動或選擇的,例如: tall, short, young, old, Chinese, Japanese, male, female ... 等。
例子: Megan is being tall. 是不對的 ,應該是: Megan is tall.
Megan is born to be tall, she didn't choose it, and can't change it.
不過,有時候可能分不清 [dynamic] 和 [stative] 形容詞。例如 "beautiful", "pretty", "ugly" 等,本是天生的,但後天的衣著,打扮,行為等,可以改變,所以也可以用作 [dynamic] 形容詞。另一方面, "single", "married" .. 等形容詞,雖然可選擇和可變,但在用時是 "statement of facts",所以用作 "stative" 形容詞。
2010-07-26 12:45:44 補充:
補充: silly, stupid, happy, beautiful, excited, exciting
適合 "be+being+adjective" 格式的形容詞,有 "by choice" 和 "can control" 的意思。 我們可以選擇,和控制去:being silly, being studpid, being happy (feel happy), being beautiful (dressed beautifully), being exciting (to act in a way to induce excitement in others).
2010-07-26 12:46:02 補充:
但是,being excited 大致是被人弄興奮的,不合這格式。不過,He is being excited 的 excited 不是形容詞,而是 verb, 是 present continuous tense 的倒裝式。