反射不定式是指不定式與句子的主語構成動賓關係,此時的不定式主動形式表示被動意義,例:1.n. + be + adj. + to do.
(反射不定式,不定式與句子主語是邏輯上的動賓關係)
e.g. The man is hard to deal with.
The water is not fit to drink
2.n.+ be + too + adj.+ to do.
(反射不定式,不定式與句子主語是邏輯上的動賓關係)
e.g. The box is too heavy to carry.
Many stars are too small to see.
3.n. + be + enough + to do.
(反射不定式,不定式與句子主語是邏輯上的動賓關係)
e.g. The bag is light enough to carry.
This kind of work is easy enough to do.
此稱之為反射不定式。