The custom grew up of dividing the father’s land
between the sons.
请问句子是什么意思?特别是 grow up of doing sth 是什么意思?
The custom grew up of dividing the father’s land between the sons.
网友的理解有问题,其实这里 grew up of dividing 并非固定搭配,即这里并非是网友理解的 grow up of doing sth 结构。
其实句中的 of dividing...是修饰主语 the custom 的,句子的本来结构其实是:
The custom of dividing the father’s land between the sons grew up.
只是因为 of dividing...这个修饰语太长了,太重了,它才被后移的(构成分离修饰),这就是语法上所谓的句末重心或句尾重心。
句意:The custom grew up of dividing the father’s land between the sons. 儿子们分割父亲的地产已慢慢成为一种习俗。