名词function[可数名词, 不可数名词]“作用;功能;职能;机能” 解作为主语时,其表语(主语补足语)只能有动词不定式来充当,而不能用动名词来充当。请看经典例句:
The function of the ear is to listen.
耳的功能是听。
The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body.
心脏的功能就是把血液输往全身。
The main function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry.
商业银行的主要职能是为产业融资。
It is one of the functions of art to bring order out of chaos.
艺术的功能之一就是在于呈现纷乱中的和谐。(这个例句比较特别)
The function of Louis Sullivan’s architecture was to provide larger uninterrupted floor areas and to allow ample light into the interior.(托福真题)
路易斯·沙利文建筑的功能是提供更大的不间断的建筑面积,并为室内提供充足的光线。
“Did the audience participate in the play?”
“Yes, those actors whose function it was to involve the audience.”(托福真题)
“观众们参加了演出吗 ”“是的,那些演员们的作用就是把观众拉进来”。
The function of the kidneys is to purify the blood.
肾的主要功能是净化血液。
The function of an adjective is to describe or add to the meaning of a noun.
形容词的作用是描述或增加名词的意义。
The function they perform is to maintain the established order of society.
他们的职务是维护建立起来的社会秩序。