worth一词为多词性词,大多工具书及教科书都笼统地写着adj.(形容词)和n.(名词)两大词性。其实,在具体运用中,我们对worth是否具形容词这一词性还需加以讨论。且看《新英汉词典》中的一例: (1)This precision instrument is worth 10,000 yuan. 这台精密仪器值一万元。词典认为该句worth为形容词,且紧接着这样说:“用作表语,后接宾语”。而《牛津当代高级英汉双解辞典》又将同于这种用法的worth当作“表语形容词(pred.adj.)” 我们知道,英语中形容词在句中主要用作定语、表语、宾语补足语和状语等,句(1)中的10,000yuan作“形容词”worth的宾语不对,作“表语”worth的宾语也讲不通。其实,笔者认为,象句(1)这样结构的句中,worth并 The word worth is a multi-part word, and most of the tools and textbooks generally describe the two parts of an adj. (adjective) and n. (noun). In fact, in the concrete application, we still need to discuss whether part of speech is adjective. And look at the “New English-Chinese Dictionary,” an example: (1) This precision instrument is worth 10,000 yuan. This precision instrument value of 10,000 yuan. The dictionary considers the sentence worth as an adjective, and goes on to say: “used as an ephemeral, followed by object.” The Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Bilingual Dictionary, in turn, uses the same value for such usage as “adjective adjective.” We know that adjectives in English are mainly used as an attributive, , Object complements and adverbials, sentence (1) of 10,000yuan as “adjective ” worth the object of the wrong, as “idiom ” worth object does not make sense. In fact, I believe that, like sentence (1) such a structure of the sentence, worth and