double-object(双宾语结构):一种句法结构,动词后面连续带两个宾语,通常是间接宾语(接受者/受益者,如 him, her, the children)+ 直接宾语(事物,如 a book, the truth)。常见于表示“给予、传递、告知、提供”等含义的动词(如 give, send, tell, offer)。
(也常写作 double-object construction;与 prepositional dative 如 give a book to him 相对。)
/ˈdʌbəl ˈɑːbdʒekt/
She gave him a book.
她给了他一本书。
The journalist told the readers the full story, even though it angered the editor.
记者把完整的故事告诉了读者,尽管这惹恼了编辑。
double- 来自拉丁语 duplus(“双的、加倍的”);object 来自拉丁语 objectum(“被放在……前面的东西”)。在语法学里,double-object 用来概括“一个动词后出现两个宾语”的结构特征。