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Take for granted 是什么意思?不珍惜还是想当然?

Take something for granted 常指因习以为常而不再珍惜。但认定商店一定开门,也能用这个表达;加上 it 和 that 后,重点为什么变了?

Take something for granted 表示因为某物一直存在,就不再意识到它的价值。常用于习惯拥有的人或事物,例如 take your health for granted。Take it for granted that 则表示不加怀疑地认定某事为真。

想记住 take for granted 的用法吗?

练习在对话中灵活使用英语词汇

开始学习

take + something/someone + for granted; take for granted + long noun phrase; take it for granted that + clause

  • We took fast internet for granted until we moved to a village in the mountains.
  • Don't take your parents for granted; call them more often.
  • The company took it for granted that everyone would work late before the launch.

修改原因

修改前Many people take clean tap water as granted until the supply is cut off.

修改后Many people take clean tap water for granted until the supply is cut off.

想表达把某物当作正常、理所当然的事,容易选 as,但固定表达用 for:take something for granted。宾语通常放在 take 与 for granted 之间,原句就是这个结构。

Cambridge Dictionary

宾语较长时,可以放在后面:We take for granted the freedom to travel without visas。Take it for granted that 不是在说不珍惜,而是在说想当然:I took it for granted that the shop would be open 表示我认定商店会开门。

动手练习

When you live by the sea, it's easy to take the beautiful views ___ granted.

(for / as)

查看答案

for — 这个表达固定用 for:take something for granted。这里不能把介词换成 as,因此答案是 for。

写一个你曾很长时间没有珍惜的人或事物。说明是谁或什么,以及什么时候意识到了其价值。

I took my grandmother's cooking for granted until I moved to another city and realised how much I missed it.

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