“consent”主要有名词和动词两种词性,意思是“同意;准许;许可;赞同;应允”。其用法较为灵活,名词形式常与介词搭配使用或作某些动词的宾语;动词形式在句中可作谓语,有不同时态变化。
名词:意为“同意;准许;许可;赞同;应允”,强调经过考虑后对某事表示认可或允许。例如:You need written consent from your parents before you can go on the trip.(在你去旅行之前,你需要得到父母的书面同意。)
动词:同样表示“同意;准许;赞同”,侧重于表达主动给予许可或认可的行为。例如:He finally consented to let his daughter go to the party.(他最终同意让女儿去参加聚会。)
与介词搭配
with one's consent:表示“经某人同意;在某人许可下”。例如:The experiment was carried out with the subjects' consent.(实验是在受试者同意的情况下进行的。)
by/without one's consent:“by one's consent”表示“得到某人同意”;“without one's consent”表示“未经某人同意”。例如:He sold the house by his wife's consent.(他在妻子的同意下卖掉了房子。)It is illegal to take someone's property without their consent.(未经他人同意拿走其财产是违法的。)
作宾语:常作一些动词的宾语,如“give(给予)”“obtain(获得)”“require(需要)”等。例如:The school requires parental consent for students to go on field trips.(学校组织学生外出实地考察需要家长的同意。)
作谓语:在句中充当谓语动词,根据句子时态进行相应变化。
一般现在时:例如:She always consents to help others.(她总是同意帮助别人。)
一般过去时:例如:He consented to our plan yesterday.(他昨天同意了我们的计划。)
将来时(will/shall + consent):例如:I will consent to your request if it is reasonable.(如果你的请求合理,我会同意的。)
常见搭配
consent to (doing) sth.:表示“同意(做)某事”。例如:He consented to going on the trip with us.(他同意和我们一起去旅行。)
consent that...:引导宾语从句,表示“同意……”。例如:The manager consented that we could start the project earlier.(经理同意我们可以更早开始这个项目。)