反射不定式是指不定式与所修饰的名词构成动宾关系,此时的不定式主动形式表示被动意义。
例:1.n. + be + adj. + to do.
(反射不定式,不定式与句子主语是逻辑上的动宾关系)
e.g. The man is hard to deal with.
The water is not fit to drink
2.n.+ be + too + adj.+ to do.
(反射不定式,不定式与句子主语是逻辑上的动宾关系)
e.g. The box is too heavy to carry.
Many stars are too small to see.
3.n. + be + enough + to do.
(反射不定式,不定式与句子主语是逻辑上的动宾关系)
e.g. The bag is light enough to carry.
This kind of work is easy enough to do.
此称之为反射不定式。