被动不定式用法探讨

On the Usage of Infinitive in the Form of Passive Voice

英语动词不定式经常会因为其在句型中所承担的不同语法功能和所处的特定语境而须使用其被动形式或使用主动形式却包含被动意义。该语法现象可表现在下列十二种情况之中。

Infinitives are often used in the form of passive voice for their different functions or special conditions in a sentence and sometimes they imply the passive meaning with active form, which, generally, can be included in twelve situations.