“be permitted to do sth” 是英语中一个常见的被动语态结构,表示“被允许做某事”。它来源于动词 permit(允许),在正式或书面语中使用频率较高。
主动语态:Someone permits someone to do something.
被动语态:Someone is permitted to do something.
be permitted to do” 语气比 “be allowed to do” 更正式。permit doing” 的被动式,正确结构始终是 “be permitted to do”。虽然 “be allowed to do sth” 和 “be permitted to do sth” 意思相近,但后者更常用于法律、规章或正式场合;前者更口语化。