之所以怀疑hold是系动词,是因为牛津词典把 hold ture 的例句放在了 ture 作为形容词的分栏里:
ture adj.
【不规则形式】 truer, truest
Unfortunately, these findings do not hold true (= are not valid) for women and children.
遗憾的是,这些调查结果不适用于妇女和儿童。
即:hold ture 中 ture 是形容词。但是查阅了各大词典,没发现 hold 有系动词的用法呢?
补充说明 hold ture 释义:
PHRASE 同样适用;在…情况下亦然
If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.
This law is known to hold true for galaxies at a distance of at least several billion light years.
据知,这条定律同样适用于距离至少几十亿光年之远的星系。