become accepted

英 /bɪˈkʌm əkˈsɛptɪd/美 /bɪˈkʌm əkˈsɛptɪd/

v. + adj. (动词短语)

被接受;得到认可;成为公认的

用法示例

  1. The theory gradually became accepted by the scientific community.该理论逐渐被科学界接受。
  2. Remote work has become accepted practice in many companies.远程办公已成为许多公司公认的做法。
  3. She struggled at first but eventually became accepted by her colleagues.她起初很挣扎,但最终被同事们接纳。
  4. The new policy became accepted after months of debate.经过数月辩论,新政策得到了认可。
  5. It took years for the method to become accepted as a standard.该方法用了数年时间才被公认为标准。

含义详解

become accepted 的核心含义是「被接受、得到认可」,指某事物从起初不被接受的状态,逐渐转变为被个人、群体或社会接纳。其本义与 accept 的「接受、收下」相关,强调从拒斥到接纳的动态过程。引申义包括:1)观点、理论、做法等被广泛承认(如 become accepted as standard);2)人逐渐被某个群体接纳(如 become accepted by peers);3)事物变得流行或普遍(如 become accepted practice)。各义项均围绕「从非接受状态到接受状态的转变」这一核心,区别在于接受的主体和对象不同。

词源解析

become 源自古英语 becuman,意为「来、到达、变成」,由前缀 be-(表示「周围、彻底」)和 cuman(来)构成。accepted 是 accept 的过去分词,accept 源自拉丁语 acceptare(接受),由 ad-(向)和 capere(拿、取)组合而成,字面义为「拿过来」。因此 become accepted 的构词逻辑是「变得被拿过来/被接纳」。记忆时可拆解为 become(变得)+ accepted(被接受的),联想「从外面被拿到里面」的过程,帮助理解从拒斥到接纳的转变。

适用语境

become accepted 常见于学术写作、新闻报道和商务语境。在学术写作中,用于描述理论、方法或术语被学界认可(如 become accepted as a standard approach),语气正式客观。新闻报道中,用于报道观点、政策或人物逐渐获得公众认可,语气中性。商务邮件中,可指方案或提议被团队接受,语气较正式。日常口语中较少使用,因 become 本身偏书面,口语更常用 catch on 或 be accepted。法律文本中,可指条款或惯例被采纳,语气严谨。文学作品中,可用于描写人物被群体接纳,带有情感色彩。总体而言,该词组语域偏正式,不用于随意闲聊。

用法须知

become accepted 是系表结构,become 为系动词,accepted 为过去分词作表语,表示主语所处的状态。该词组不及物,不能带宾语,但可接介词短语(如 become accepted by the community)或 as 短语(如 become accepted as a norm)。常见句型:主语 + become + accepted + 状语。易错点:1)误将 accepted 用作被动语态的一部分,实际上此处是系表结构,强调状态变化,而非动作被施加;2)become 为不规则动词,过去式为 became,过去分词为 become;3)避免与 be accepted 混淆,be accepted 强调状态,become accepted 强调转变过程。

相似词辨析

与 become accepted 意思相近的词组有 be accepted、gain acceptance、catch on、become established 等。be accepted 强调被接受的状态,不强调转变过程;become accepted 强调从非接受状态到接受状态的动态变化。gain acceptance 更正式,常与抽象名词搭配,如 gain acceptance for a proposal,强调主动获得认可。catch on 偏口语,指事物变得流行或被人理解,如 The idea caught on quickly。become established 强调成为既定事实或稳固地位,如 become established as a tradition。选用时,若强调过程用 become accepted;若强调状态用 be accepted;若强调主动争取用 gain acceptance;口语中可用 catch on。

常见误区

become accepted 语域偏正式,多用于书面语,口语中较少使用。该词组本身中性,不具褒贬色彩,但具体语境可赋予正面或负面含义,如 become accepted as a norm 中性,而 become accepted by a criminal group 可能含贬义。常见误用:1)误将 accepted 当作动词过去式,造成句子结构错误,如误写为 become accepted the proposal(应为 accept the proposal 或 the proposal became accepted);2)混淆 become 与 get,get accepted 更口语化,但 become accepted 更正式;3)避免在非正式场合过度使用,以免显得生硬。

常见搭配

  • become widely accepted
  • become generally accepted
  • become accepted as
  • become accepted by
  • become accepted practice
  • become accepted wisdom
  • become accepted norm