兰登书屋大学词典交流

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“be only to be done和be only done有什么区别呀。” 帖子#2的lurker!
—— is only learned 和 is only to be learned 语法上都正确,但第一个 is 是表示被动语态的 be(passive be),第二个 is 是准情态动词 be(quasi-modal be),所以含义略有不同。本例中 is only to be learned 等于 can only be learned。

quasi-modal be 详细介绍请看 The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language 206页。