该短语是“系动词(be)+ 形容词(bound)+ 不定式(to do)”的结构,核心是形容词 bound(意为“必定的;受约束而必须的”)。具体用法如下:
强调“主语必然会做出某动作/产生某结果”。
人作主语:
He is bound to succeed because he works 12 hours a day.(他肯定会成功,因为他每天工作12小时。)
You're bound to forget things if you don't take notes.(如果不记笔记,你肯定会忘事。)
物/事件作主语:
The train is bound to be late in this heavy snow.(这种大雪天,火车肯定会晚点。)
The plan is bound to fail without enough funding.(没有足够资金,这个计划必然失败。)
表示“不一定会;未必会”(否定必然性)。
You're not bound to like every movie he recommends.(你未必会喜欢他推荐的每部电影。)
The project is not bound to finish on time—we still have problems.(这个项目不一定能按时完成——我们还有问题。)
一般现在时(is/am/are bound to do)可表将来(因为“必然”本身包含“未来发生”的逻辑):
She is bound to call you tomorrow.(她明天肯定会给你打电话。)
过去时(was/were bound to do)表“过去看来必然会发生”(常与过去的语境搭配):
He was bound to win the race—he had trained for months.(他当时肯定会赢那场比赛——他训练了好几个月。)
be sure to do:更强调“主观确信”(说话人的肯定判断);
be bound to do:更强调“客观必然”(基于事实、规律的不可避免)。
例:
She is sure to come.(我觉得她一定会来——主观判断)
She is bound to come.(她肯定会来——比如她答应了,或者有必须来的理由,客观必然)
注意与 be bound for 区分:
be bound for + 地点:表示“前往;驶向”(bound此处意为“开往…的”)。
例:The plane is bound for Paris.(这架飞机飞往巴黎。)
be bound to do:表示“必然做某事”(核心是“动作的必然性”)。