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accompanied

英 /əˈkʌmpənid/美 /əˈkʌmpənid/

v. 动词(accompany的过去式和过去分词)

陪伴,伴随;为…伴奏

核心含义

accompanied 是动词 accompany 的过去式和过去分词形式,核心含义包括两个主要义项:1. 陪伴、陪同,指与人同行或在场,如“She was accompanied by her lawyer.”(她由律师陪同。)2. 伴随、与…同时发生,指两件事或状态同时存在,如“The storm was accompanied by strong winds.”(暴风雨伴随着强风。)3. 为…伴奏,指音乐演奏中配合主奏或演唱,如“He accompanied her on the piano.”(他用钢琴为她伴奏。)这些义项之间具有引申关系:本义为“陪伴某人”(物理上的同行),引申为“伴随某事”(时间或逻辑上的共存),再引申到音乐领域,表示“伴奏”(以音乐形式陪伴)。

构词与来源

accompany 源自中古英语 accompanien,借自古法语 accompagner,由前缀 a-(来自拉丁语 ad-,意为“向、到”)和 compaign(同伴)构成,后者源自晚期拉丁语 companio(同伴,字面意为“共食者”,由 com-“共同”+ panis“面包”组成)。因此,accompany 的字面意思是“与某人同食”,引申为“与某人同行”。记忆时,可拆分:a- + company(公司、陪伴),联想“与公司(同伴)一起”。过去式 accompanied 直接加 -ed。

常见语境

accompanied 常用于正式或书面语境,如新闻报道、法律文本、学术写作和商务邮件中,表示“伴随”或“陪同”,语气客观、正式。例如:法律文件中“accompanied by a guardian”(由监护人陪同);新闻报道中“The announcement was accompanied by a rise in shares.”(该公告伴随着股价上涨。)在日常口语中较少直接使用,更常用动词原形或进行时,如“I was accompanied by my friend.”相比口语化的“I went with my friend.”更正式。在音乐领域,accompanied 常用于描述伴奏,如“The singer was accompanied by a pianist.”(歌手由钢琴师伴奏。)不同场景下,其含义可能侧重陪伴或伴奏,但语气均保持中性。

句法要点

accompany 是及物动词,后接宾语,过去式和过去分词为 accompanied。常见句型包括:1. 被动语态:be accompanied by + 人或物,如“The document was accompanied by a letter.”(文件附有一封信。)2. 主动语态:accompany + 宾语,如“He accompanied her to the airport.”(他陪她去机场。)3. 表示“伴奏”时,常接 on + 乐器,如“He accompanied her on the guitar.”(他用吉他伴奏。)易错点:accompany 不用于进行时表“陪伴”的持续状态,如不能说“She is accompanying me.”(表示正在进行的动作时可用,但较少);另外,accompany 后不能接不定式,如不能说“He accompanied me to go.”,应说“He accompanied me.”

近义比较

与 accompanied 近义的词包括 escorted、attended、conveyed。escort 强调保护或礼节性的陪同,如“escorted by police”(由警察护送);attend 强调因职责或照料而陪伴,如“attended by nurses”(由护士照料);convey 强调运送或传达,不强调陪伴。accompany 最通用,指陪伴或伴随,无特殊情感色彩。在音乐语境中,accompany 专指伴奏,而其他词不适用。选择时:若指一般陪伴,用 accompany;若强调安全或正式,用 escort;若指照料或服务,用 attend。

常见误区

accompanied 属于中性语域,在正式和口语中均可使用,但口语中更常用“with”或“went with”。注意不要与“company”(公司或陪伴名词)混淆。常见误用:将 accompanied 后接 by 误用为 with,如“accompanied with”虽有时出现,但标准用法是“accompanied by”。另外,accompanied 不用于表示“伴随”抽象概念时,如“accompanied by fear”可接受,但“accompanied with fear”不规范。此外,在美式英语中,accompanied 的发音中第二个音节重读,且“pa”发短音。

词语搭配

be accompanied by由…陪同;伴随
accompanied with附有(有时用,但不如by规范)
accompanied by a guardian由监护人陪同
accompanied by music有音乐伴奏
accompanied by symptoms伴有症状
accompanied by a letter附有一封信

例句

  • She was accompanied by her parents to the graduation ceremony.她由父母陪同参加毕业典礼。
  • The package was accompanied with a note explaining the contents.包裹附有一张说明内容的便条。
  • The singer was accompanied by a jazz band during the concert.演唱者在音乐会上由一支爵士乐队伴奏。
  • He accompanied his speech with gestures.他演讲时配以手势。
  • The announcement was accompanied by a sharp drop in stock prices.该公告发布后股价急剧下跌。