Word · Frequency #13657
riven
撕裂；劈开
to tear or be torn violently; to split or cut with a sharp tool
rive 的过去分词
In use
The old barn was riven by the hurricane.
The committee was riven with disagreement over the budget.
The riven tree finally fell across the road.
have riven sth
riven 是 rive 的过去分词；主语是动作的施动者时，用 have/has + riven 构成现在完成时。
The scandal has riven the party into two factions.
这桩丑闻把这个政党撕裂成了两派。
be riven by sth
被动语态中，by 后接造成撕裂的原因或施动者。
The community was riven by years of conflict.
这个社区因多年的冲突而四分五裂。
be riven with sth
with 后接工具，表示用某种工具劈开或切开。
The oak plank was riven with a wedge.
这块橡木板是用楔子劈开的。
Verb forms
base rive · third person rives · -ing riving · past rived · past participle riven
及物和不及物动词，过去分词为 riven。
Common mistakes
The tornado riven the roof off the house.The tornado rived the roof off the house.
rive 的过去分词是 riven，不能直接作一般过去时使用；此处需要一般过去时，应为 rived。
The community was river by conflict.The community was riven by conflict.
river 是名词，意为“河流”，而此处需要动词 rive 的过去分词作表语，表示“被撕裂”，应拼写为 riven。
Connections
Collocations
- riven with conflict
- 因冲突而四分五裂
- The community was riven with conflict over the new policy.这个社区因新政策而冲突不断，四分五裂。
- riven by war
- 被战争撕裂
- The country was riven by war for decades.这个国家几十年来饱受战争摧残。
- deeply riven
- 严重分裂
- The party is deeply riven over the issue.该党在这个问题上严重分裂。
- riven society
- 分裂的社会
- We live in a riven society.我们生活在一个分裂的社会里。
- riven with guilt
- 被内疚折磨
- She was riven with guilt about the accident.她为那场事故深感内疚，备受折磨。
- riven in two
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 riven 想成“rip 撕扯”加“-en 被…的”，画面是布被猛地撕裂成两半，所以 riven 即“被撕裂的”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、正式书面语、历史或政治叙述 riven 是 rive 的过去分词，通常用于正式或文学语境，表示“撕裂、劈开”，口语中较少见，较常出现在书面描写或比喻性表达中。
Grammar Note
riven是rive的过去分词，常用于被动语态。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 riven 同韵的词有 given、driven（都发短音 /ɪ/）。注意：raven、seven、oven 拼写以 -en 结尾，但分别读作 /ˈreɪvən/、/ˈsɛvən/、/ˈʌvən/，与 riven 不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.