be located
英 /bi ˈləʊkeɪtɪd/美 /bi ˈloʊkeɪtɪd/
v. 动词(系表结构)
位于;坐落于;处于(某位置)
用法示例
- The hotel is located in the heart of the city.这家酒店位于市中心。
- The company's headquarters are located in Shanghai.该公司总部位于上海。
- The accident occurred at the intersection located on Main Street.事故发生在缅因街的十字路口。
- The museum is located near the river.博物馆坐落在河边。
- The data center is located outside the city to reduce risk.数据中心设在城外以降低风险。
- The village is located at the foot of the mountain.村庄位于山脚下。
含义详解
本义为“被放置于某处”,源自拉丁语 locare(放置)。引申义包括:1)地理位置的描述,如城市、建筑等位于某地;2)抽象位置,如机构、部门设在某处;3)状态或处境,如公司位于行业前列。核心是“确定位置”的概念,从具体空间扩展到抽象领域。
词源解析
由 be 动词加形容词 located 构成。locate 源自拉丁语 locare(放置),其过去分词 located 作形容词,表示“处于某位置的”。前缀无特殊,词根 loc- 表示“地方”。记忆时可联想“local”(当地的),同源。
适用语境
常用于正式场合,如学术写作(描述研究地点)、商务邮件(说明公司地址)、新闻报道(报道事件发生地)、法律文本(界定位置)、旅游指南(介绍景点)。日常口语较少用,更常说“is in”或“is at”。语气客观、正式,不带感情色彩。
用法须知
be located 为系表结构,后接介词短语(如 in, on, at)或副词(如 here, there)。常见句型:主语 + be located + 地点状语。易错点:1)不可用于进行时(不能说 is being located);2)主语必须是物或地点,不能是人(人用“be located in”表“定居”时罕见且正式);3)介词选择:城市用 in,街道用 on,具体门牌用 at。
相似词辨析
与 be situated 意思相近,但 be situated 更正式,常用于书面语;be located 更通用。be found 强调“被发现”,be based 强调“基地或总部”,lie 更文学化,stand 强调直立。例如:The city is located in the north.(客观位置);The city lies in the north.(文学描述);The company is based in New York.(总部)。
常见误区
语域中性偏正式,无褒贬。常见误用:1)与 be located in 混淆,in 后接大范围,on 后接线或面,at 后接点;2)主语是人时误用,如“I am located in Beijing”不如“I live in Beijing”自然;3)过度使用,口语中显得生硬。
常见搭配
- be located in
- be located on
- be located at
- be located near
- be located outside
- be located within
- be centrally located
- be strategically located