英语中表使令的动词是表明“促使某人/某物做某事或处于某种状态”的动词,其核心功能是体现“使动”关系,学习时需聚焦“语义分类”“句式结构”“搭配规则”及“易混辨析”四个要点,具体如下:

一、明确语义分类:按使令的行为与结果划分
1. 表“促使行动”(让某人做某事)
– 核心动词:make(使;让)、have(使;让)、let(让;允许)、get(使;促使)、force(强迫)、persuade(说服)、order(命令)、instruct(指示)。
– 例:
– “She made him apologize.”(她让他道歉,强调迫使行动)
– “Let me help you.”(让我帮你,表允许)
– “They forced her to sign the paper.”(他们强迫她签字,表强制)
– 特点:后接宾语及动作,体现“主语促使宾语执行某动作”的关系。
2. 表“使成状态”(让某物/人处于某种状态)
– 核心动词:make(使成为)、keep(使保持)、leave(使处于)、render(使;致使)、turn(使变成)、drive(迫使;使处于)。
– 例:
– “The news made her happy.”(这消息使她开心,表状态变化)
– “Keep the room clean.”(保持房间干净,表维持状态)
– “His rudeness left her speechless.”(他的粗鲁让她无言以对,表结果状态)
– 特点:后接宾语及表状态的形容词/名词,强调“主语导致宾语呈现某种状态”。
二、掌握核心句式:不同动词的结构差异
1. “动词+宾语+不带to的不定式”
– 适用动词:make、have、let(表“让/使某人做某事”,不定式省略to)。
– make sb do:“The teacher made us rewrite the essay.”(老师让我们重写作文)
– have sb do:“I’ll have him fix the car.”(我会让他修车)
– let sb do:“Mom lets me watch TV after homework.”(妈妈允许我做完作业看电视)
– 被动语态中,make后的不定式需还原to:“He was made to apologize.”(他被迫道歉)。
2. “动词+宾语+带to的不定式”
– 适用动词:get、force、persuade、order、instruct等(表“促使/强迫/说服某人做某事”,不定式必须带to)。
– get sb to do:“She got him to agree.”(她让他同意了)
– force sb to do:“They forced the prisoner to talk.”(他们强迫囚犯开口)
– order sb to do:“The officer ordered them to retreat.”(军官命令他们撤退)
3. “动词+宾语+形容词/名词”
– 适用动词:make、keep、leave、render等(表“使宾语处于某种状态”)。
– make sb/sth + adj:“Rain makes the ground wet.”(雨水使地面潮湿)
– keep sb/sth + adj:“Keep the door open.”(让门开着)
– leave sb/sth + adj/n:“He left the job unfinished.”(他留下未完成的工作)
– render sb/sth + adj:“The accident rendered him disabled.”(事故使他残疾)
三、搭配规则:语境与语义的适配
1. 语气强弱与场景匹配
– 强强制:force(强迫)、order(命令)→ 用于权威、压迫场景(“The king ordered his soldiers to attack.”国王命令士兵进攻)。
– 中等使令:make(使)、get(促使)→ 用于主动促使或间接影响(“We need to get the project finished.”我们得让项目完工)。
– 弱允许:let(让)→ 用于许可场景(“Let them decide.”让他们自己决定)。
2. 宾语的性质
– 表人的宾语:多数使令动词接人作宾语(“make him go”“persuade her to come”)。
– 表物的宾语:部分动词可接物,侧重状态改变(“The sun keeps the room warm.”太阳使房间温暖;“The storm turned the town into ruins.”暴风雨使小镇成了废墟)。
四、易混动词辨析:语义与结构的细微差异
1. make vs have vs let
– make:强调“迫使、导致”,语气较强(“Hunger made him steal.”饥饿迫使他偷窃);
– have:侧重“安排、请托”,语气中性(“I had a tailor make the suit.”我请裁缝做了这套西装);
– let:表“允许、听任”,语气最弱(“Let the kids play.”让孩子们玩)。
2. get vs make
– get:需通过劝说、努力促使对方行动,后接“sb to do”(“I got her to change her mind.”我劝她改变了主意);
– make:直接迫使对方行动,后接“sb do”(“She made him change his mind.”她迫使他改变了主意)。
3. keep vs leave
– keep:强调“持续维持某种状态”(“Keep the fire burning.”让火一直烧着);
– leave:强调“使某物处于某状态后离开,不改变”(“He left the fire burning and left.”他让火燃着就走了)。
总结
表使令的动词学习核心是“掌握句式差异(带to/不带to的不定式、接形容词),区分语气强弱与场景适配”。需重点记忆make/have/let后接不带to的不定式(被动语态还原to),以及get/force等接带to的不定式的规则,通过对比易混词(如make的“强迫”与let的“允许”)的语义侧重,精准表达“促使行动”或“使成状态”的使动关系。