“Consider”的部分常见用法总结

我发现自己在写英文句子时常想去使用“consider”这个词,但是对其用法却非常含糊,以致于常常不知对错。恰逢今日要回复期刊编辑,在查找中看到了一篇很好的总结,进一步简化后,供自己参考。

Consider 主动用法:

Alice is considering sending a mail.

Alice is considering that she can send a mail.

Consider + 宾语 + 不定式的用法:

Alice considers Bob to be a genius.

Alice considers Bob to work like a genius.

Bob is considered to be a genius.

Consider … as:

注意:有观点认为此类用法有误。

Alice considers Bob as a genius.

Bob is considered as a genius.

Considering:

Considering his age, Alice did very well.

Considering she’s young, Alice did very well.