involve的用法

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involve的用法
    This is indeed an involved sentence.
    這真是個復雜難懂的句子。
    由動詞involve演化而來的形容詞involved,放在名詞前和名詞后有不同的含義。放在名詞后使用,大多是這個詞的本意“牽扯進來的、有關的、卷入的”(Connected by participation or association);放在名詞前使用,意思大多是“復雜的、不易懂的、難于解開的”(stresses confusion arising from the commingling of parts and the consequent difficulty of separating them)。
    例句:
    The plot of the play has been criticized as being too involved.
    劇情節(jié)被批評為過分糾纏不清。
    One of the companies involved is an SOE (state-owned enterprise).
    牽扯到的公司中有一家是國企。(involved另一個含義的用法)