bought
bought — 動詞
1. the irregular past-tense form of the verb 'buy' — used both as a simple past (Lu
買了
buy 的過去式與過去分詞
the irregular past-tense form of the verb 'buy' — used both as a simple past (Lucas bought milk) and after 'have/has/had' or 'be' as the participle (has bought, was bought).
Lucas bought a loaf of bread on his way home from work.
Lucas 下班回家的路上買了一條麵包。
simple past with direct object
Beatrix has bought three pairs of running shoes this year.
Beatrix 今年已經買了三雙跑鞋。
present perfect: have/has + bought
Vikram bought his sister a silver bracelet for her birthday.
Vikram 買了一條銀手鍊送他妹妹當生日禮物。
The tickets were bought online weeks before the concert.
那些票早在演唱會前幾週就已經在網路上買好了。
Talia bought a small flat in Lisbon last spring.
Talia 去年春天在里斯本買了一間小公寓。
文法句型
bought + noun
bought + indirect object + direct object
bought + direct object + for + person
用法筆記
Subject can be any person, group, or institution; object is the thing paid for. Frequently appears in the present perfect ('have/has bought') to talk about recent purchases that still matter, and in the passive ('was bought by…') when the buyer is less important than the item.
常見錯誤
bought — 形容詞
1. describes food, clothes, or other items that were paid for in a shop, rather tha
店裡買的
店裡買來、非自製的
describes food, clothes, or other items that were paid for in a shop, rather than made by someone at home — often used to contrast with homemade things.
Min preferred her grandmother's dumplings to any bought version from the supermarket.
比起超市裡任何店裡買的水餃，Min 更喜歡她奶奶包的。
contrast: bought vs homemade
Sade brought a bought pie to the picnic because she had no time to bake.
Sade 來不及自己烤，所以帶了一個店裡買的派去野餐。
attributive: bought + noun (pie)
The children's costumes were a mix of bought masks and handmade capes.
孩子們的服裝有一部分是店裡買的面具，一部分是手工做的披風。
Zayd's mother always said that bought biscuits never tasted as good as her own.
Zayd 的媽媽總是說店裡買的餅乾永遠比不上她自己烤的。
- shop-bought
British English; the standard form for this meaning
- store-bought
American English; same meaning as 'shop-bought'
- ready-made
wider scope — anything sold finished, not only contrasted with homemade
文法句型
bought + noun
shop-bought / store-bought + noun
用法筆記
Used before a noun (attributive only), almost always to contrast with 'homemade' or 'handmade'. The compound forms 'shop-bought' (British) and 'store-bought' (American) are far more common than 'bought' alone in this sense.