在名词前和在名词后意义有所不同的形容词

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有一些形容词既可以在名词前也可以在名词后但是意义有所不同, 例如:

concerned, elect, involved, present, proper, responsible:

可以从下面几个例句中看出其中的不同

• The concerned( = worried) doctor rang for an ambulance.
• The doctor concerned( = responsible) is on holiday.

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• This elect( = specially chosen) body meets once a year.
• The president elect( = who has been eleceted) takes over in May.

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• It was a very involved( = complicated) explanation.
• The boy involved( = connected with this) has left.

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• Present employees( = those current employed) number 3000.
• Employees present( = those here now) should vote on the issue.

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• It was a proper( = correct) question.
• The question proper( = itself) has not been answered.

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• Janet is a responsible girl.( = She has a sense of duty.)
• The girl responsible( = who can be blamed) was expelled.