用在名詞前的賓補動詞的過去分詞
某些賓補動詞的過去分詞可以用在名詞前面做定語。這是一類特殊的賓補動詞，它們用在下面這類句子中：
They declared him to be a traitor.

They proved the statement to be false.

He professed himself to be a scientist.

下面句子包含了以這類動詞作定語的過去分詞
This is the reputed scene (= the place which is reputed to be the scene ) of robbery.

John is the supposed father (=the man who is supposed to be the father) of this child.

He is an avowed member (= a man who has avowed himself to be a member ) of this party.

He is a professed scientist.

The confessed (or admitted ) thief was sent to prison.

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2012.8.12