His mother had stepped in to fill the embarrassed silence.
专家老师,句子中为何用embarrassed而不需要embarrassing呢?
类似的还有relaxed,如 a hotel with a relaxed atmosphere。
十分感谢。
-ed 形容词与-ing形容词不同的本质是:-ed 形容词指人自己的感受,-ing形容词指给人的感受。
比较:
the embarrassed silence:指由于大家的窘迫或尴尬而出现的沉默。
the embarrassing silence:指由于这种沉默而让人感到窘迫或尴尬。
你的句意:
His mother had stepped in to fill the embarrassed silence. 他的妈妈走了进去打破了僵局。
再比较:
a relaxed atmosphere:指大家因感到放松或轻松而呈现的氛围。
a relaxing atmosphere:指由于这种氛围而让人感到放松或轻松。
试领会:
The party had a relaxed atmosphere. 这次聚会氛围非常轻松。(指聚会上大家都非常放松、非常随便,不严肃、不紧张)
It was a relaxing atmosphere, free of tension. 这是一种没重压的轻松氛围。(指这种氛给人轻松的感觉)