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blame

/ˈblem/KK

/ˈbleɪm/IPA

練發音
動詞
高中
難度 4 個義項
transitive verb
also noun
變化形
第三人稱單數

blames

過去式

blamed

過去分詞

blamed

現在分詞

blaming

1.
怪罪;指責
極常用

認為某人應對不好的結果、錯誤或問題負責,因而責怪對方。

用法:多作及物動詞,後面直接接受責怪的人。被責怪的事通常用 for 引出。

blame someone for a mistake
blame someone for being late
blame yourself
blame the driver
be blamed for the accident

My parents did not blame me for missing the bus because of the heavy rain.

因為雨很大,我爸媽沒有因我錯過公車而責怪我。

Don't blame yourself for every small mistake in English class.

不要因為英文課上的每一個小錯誤都怪自己。

2.
把……歸咎於……
常用

認為某個問題或不好的結果是由某人、某事或某種情況造成的。

用法:「blame+事情+on+原因」中的 on 不能改成 for。若把人放在前面,則用「blame+人+for+事情」。

blame the delay on traffic
blame the problem on the weather
blame poor grades on stress
be blamed on human error
largely blame something on

The company blamed the late flight on bad weather.

公司把班機晚到歸咎於壞天氣。

Some students blame their poor sleep on using their phones too late at night.

有些學生把睡眠不足歸咎於太晚使用手機。

3.
挑毛病;批評
常用

因為不滿某人的行為、表現或某事的缺點而加以批評。

用法:「I can’t blame you」通常表示理解對方的選擇或感受,不是真的在指責對方。

can't blame someone
don't blame someone
blame someone for complaining
blame a restaurant for the service

The customers blamed the restaurant for the slow service.

顧客批評那家餐廳服務太慢。

I can't blame you for choosing the cheaper lunch set.

你選比較便宜的午餐套餐,我不能怪你。

4.
責任;過錯;責難
常用

對不好的結果所應承擔的責任,或因造成該結果而受到的責難。

用法:作「責任」解時,blame 通常不可數,不說「a blame」。但在「take the blame」中常用定冠詞 the。

take the blame
accept the blame
put the blame on someone
shift the blame
be to blame

The boy took the blame for breaking the classroom window.

那個男孩為打破教室窗戶一事承擔責任。

We should not put all the blame on one student.

我們不應該把所有責任都歸咎於一名學生。

常見錯誤

He gave me a blame.

He blamed me./He put the blame on me.

My teacher blamed me because I was late.

My teacher blamed me for being late.

They blamed the accident to the bus driver.

They blamed the accident on the bus driver.

She was blamed of the mistake.

She was blamed for the mistake.

相關字詞
blameless 同源詞
blameworthy 同源詞
fault 近義
accuse 近義
responsibility 近義
學習提示

・記憶兩個核心句型:「blame+人+for+事」與「blame+事+on+人/原因」。

・「be to blame」表示「是造成問題的原因、該負責」,例如:誰該為這次延誤負責?

・「I don’t blame you」常帶有同理語氣,意思接近「我可以理解你」,不一定是在談真正的責任。

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