“构成的”常见的英文表达有“composed of”“consisting of”“made up of” 等,具体使用哪个可根据语境和表达习惯来选择:
含义:强调由多个部分或元素组合而成,侧重于各部分共同构成一个整体。
例句:
The committee is composed of representatives from different departments.(这个委员会由来自不同部门的代表组成。)
Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.(水由氢和氧构成。)
含义:与“composed of”意思相近,也表示由……组成,常用于描述较为明确、具体的组成部分。
例句:
The team consists of five players and a coach.(这个队由五名队员和一名教练组成。)
The package consists of several books and a CD.(这个包裹包含几本书和一张光盘。)
含义:较为口语化,使用范围较广,可用于各种场合描述整体的构成。
例句:
The crowd was made up of people of all ages.(人群由各个年龄段的人组成。)
Our class is made up of 30 boys and 20 girls.(我们班由30个男生和20个女生组成。)