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Plato was + noun phrase
介绍人物身份或评价时，用“be 动词 + 名词短语”作表语。
Plato was an ancient Athenian philosopher.
柏拉图是一位古雅典哲学家。
柏拉图
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
柏拉图
Plato
Plato was an ancient Athenian philosopher.
柏拉图是一位古雅典哲学家。
柏拉图
n. ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
In our history course, we studied Plato and his ideas about justice.
在我们的历史课上，我们学习了柏拉图及其关于正义的思想。
Plato wrote many dialogues featuring his teacher Socrates.
柏拉图写了许多以他的老师苏格拉底为主角的对话录。
The philosopher Plato lived in ancient Athens more than two thousand years ago.
哲学家柏拉图生活在两千多年前的古雅典。
介绍人物身份或评价时，用“be 动词 + 名词短语”作表语。
Plato was an ancient Athenian philosopher.
柏拉图是一位古雅典哲学家。
“according to + 人名”用来引述某人所述或所持的观点。
According to Plato, his teacher was Socrates.
按照柏拉图的说法，他的老师是苏格拉底。
人名后加“'s”构成所有格，表示“某人的……”。
Plato's student was Aristotle.
柏拉图的学生是亚里士多德。