His mother had stepped in to fill the embarrassed silence.
专家老师,句子中为什么用embarrassed而不用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形容词区别的本质是:-ed 形容词指人自身的感受,-ing形容词指给人的感受。
比较:
the embarrassed silence:指因为人们的窘迫或尴尬而出现的沉默。
the embarrassing silence:指因为这种沉默而令人感到窘迫或尴尬。
你的句意:
His mother had stepped in to fill the embarrassed silence. 他的母亲走了进来打破了僵局。
再比较:
a relaxed atmosphere:指人们因感到放松或轻松而呈现的气氛。
a relaxing atmosphere:指因为这种气氛而令人感到放松或轻松。
试体会:
The party had a relaxed atmosphere. 这次聚会气氛很轻松。(指聚会上人们都很放松、很随意,不严肃、不紧张)
It was a relaxing atmosphere, free of tension. 这是一种没有压力的轻松气氛。(指这种氛给人轻松的感觉)