不定式做后置定语(4 页)Good is good, but better carries it
精益求精,善益求善
不定式作后置定语动词不定式作定语,修饰其前面的名词或代词,也叫中心词,动词不定式跟中心词有逻辑关系,大致分为主谓关系、动宾关系、同位关系和状语关系等
1 主谓关系:不定式的动作是不定式所修饰的中心词来执行
可以改成定语从句
1) 不定式还可用来修饰人
He is a man to finish his task best
他是完成任务最好的人
→He is a man who has finished his task best
He was a brave man to do what he did
他是个敢做敢当的勇敢之人
→He was a brave man who could do what he did
2) 不定式常可用来修饰物,表示某物要做某事
The next train to arrive was from New York
下一列到站的火车是从纽约开来的
→The next train which would arrive was from New York
The world mathematics conference to take place in Beijing next month is bound to be a great success
下月将在北京召开的世界数学大会一定取得圆满成功
→The world mathematics conference which is going to take place in Beijing next month is bound to be a great success
2 动宾关系:不定式所修饰的中心词跟不定式有动宾关系
可改成定语从句
跟主谓关系一样,不定式修饰的既可以是人