英语形容词与动词be连用时的动态与静态

众所周知,英语动词有动态动词与静态动词之区别,形容词也有这样的区别吗?请看以下例句: 例1 Martin was very brave in the battle. 例2 That tree was very tall. 在理解时,我们可以将例1改写成Martin fought bravely in the battle,而例2则没有办法改写成类似的句子。可见brave具有动态(dynamic)之特征,而tall则仅是静态(stative)。著名学者Randolph Quirk指出:Adjectlves are characteristically stative.Many adjectives,however,can be seen as dynamic。本文试图就英语形容词的动态与静态之鉴别,以及动态形容词在特定场合下的内涵意义作一点肤浅的探讨。