“Permit to Do Something” 用法详解
在英语学习中,“permit” 是一个常见的动词,表示“允许、许可”。但它的用法容易与 “allow” 混淆,尤其是在接不定式或动名词时。
1. 基本结构
“Permit” 的常见结构如下:
permit + 宾语 + to do something(主动语态)
例:The school permits students to use mobile phones during breaks.
be permitted to do something(被动语态)
例:Visitors are not permitted to take photos inside the museum.
2. 注意事项
与 “allow” 不同,“permit” 一般不直接接动名词(-ing)作宾语。例如:
- ✅ 正确:They don’t permit smoking here.(此处 smoking 是动名词作宾语,无宾语时可用)
- ✅ 正确:They don’t permit us to smoke here.(有宾语时必须用 to do)
- ❌ 错误:They don’t permit us smoking here.
3. 常见搭配
- permit entry / access / use
- permit someone to enter / leave / stay
- a building permit / work permit / residence permit
4. 例句集锦
- The law permits citizens to vote at the age of 18.
- She wasn’t permitted to attend the meeting.
- Do you have a permit to carry a firearm?
- The manager permitted him to leave early.
5. 小结
记住:“permit + 人 + to do” 是标准结构;若没有“人”作宾语,可直接用 “permit + doing”。掌握这一点,就能避免常见语法错误。