shown

shown — verb

1. the form of the verb 'show' that combines with 'have', 'has', or 'had' to talk a

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

the form of the verb 'show' that combines with 'have', 'has', or 'had' to talk about something that has already happened, or with forms of 'be' to describe something that is made visible, proved, or explained to someone.

例句

Nala has shown great improvement in her Chinese since she started taking lessons.

present perfect: have shown + noun phrase

The old map had shown a road through the forest, but we could not find it.

past perfect: had shown + noun phrase + but-clause

同義詞
  • displayed

    focuses on something being placed where people can see it; stronger visual connotation than 'shown'

  • demonstrated

    suggests proving or explaining how something works; more deliberate and instructional

  • revealed

    implies making something previously hidden or unknown visible or known

  • exhibited

    more formal than 'shown', often used in museums, galleries, or professional contexts

反義詞
  • hidden

    the opposite of making something visible; something that is not shown

  • concealed

    more formal than 'hidden', implying deliberate effort not to show

文法句型

have shown + noun phrase

be shown + noun phrase

be shown + that-clause

be shown to + infinitive

用法筆記

This is the past participle form of 'show', used with auxiliary verbs. The simple past form is 'showed' (e.g., 'She showed me the photo yesterday'). In British English, 'shown' is the standard past participle; 'showed' is occasionally used in informal American English, but 'shown' is preferred in formal writing everywhere.

常見錯誤

❌I have showed him the report yesterday.
✅I showed him the report yesterday.
💡'showed' is the simple past, not the past participle. Use 'showed' without an auxiliary verb for a completed past action.
❌The results have been showed to the team.
✅The results have been shown to the team.
💡After 'have been' you need the past participle 'shown', not the simple past 'showed'.