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be given to (doing) sth
后接名词或动名词，表示经常性的倾向。
She is given to fits of anger.
她动不动就发怒。
特定的；具体的
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特定的；具体的
Particular or specific.
She is given to fits of anger.
她动不动就发怒。
已安排的
Already arranged.
当前讨论的
Currently discussed.
特定的
Particular, specific.
视为事实或假设的
Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
He is given to exaggeration when telling stories.
他讲故事时倾向于夸张。
Under the given conditions, the experiment was a success.
在给定条件下，实验成功了。
Given the early hour, the café was surprisingly busy.
考虑到时间还早，这家咖啡馆出奇地忙碌。
后接名词或动名词，表示经常性的倾向。
She is given to fits of anger.
她动不动就发怒。
表示“考虑到”，常置于句首。
Given his age, he is remarkably active.
鉴于他的年龄，他显得异常活跃。
Not this
He is given to help others.
Use this
He is given to helping others.
在 given to 结构后，应该使用名词或动名词，而不是动词不定式。汉语学习者可能受汉语影响，直接使用动词原形。
Not this
She is given with kindness.
Use this
She is given to kindness.
表示“有...倾向”时，given 后需接介词 to，而不是 with。汉语学习者可能混淆了介词的使用。
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有…倾向的；易于…的
He is given to exaggeration.
他倾向于夸张。
考虑到；假定
Given that it's raining, we should stay inside.
考虑到正在下雨，我们应该待在室内。
考虑到当时的情况
Given the circumstances, the outcome was acceptable.
考虑到当时的情况，结果是可以接受的。
在任何特定时间
At any given time, there are thousands of flights in the air.
在任何特定时间，都有成千上万的航班在空中飞行。
考虑到，鉴于
Given that he's had little sleep, he performed remarkably well.
考虑到他睡眠不足，他表现得非常出色。
有…倾向的，习惯于
She is given to making hasty decisions.
她习惯于匆忙做决定。
在这种情况下
Given the circumstances, I think we did the right thing.
在这种情况下，我认为我们做了正确的事。
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given 作形容词，常与 to 搭配，意为‘有…倾向的’，可联想为‘被给予某种倾向’
在正式或学术语境中常用。表示倾向时多用于描述心理或行为特征；表示假定时常见于逻辑推理或论述。
形容词用法：1. 倾向于，常与to连用；2. 假定的，既定的，用于名词前。
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