Phrase
taken for granted
把…视为理所当然；想当然地认为
taken for granted is the past participle of take for granted (irregular).
to believe or accept that something is true, often without checking or thinking about it
- 1.
To assume something to be true without verification or proof.
在未经验证或证明的情况下假定某事为真。
在未经验证或证明的情况下假定某事为真。；认为当然
In use
Many people take their health for granted until they get sick.
She took his support for granted and never even said thank you.
His hard work was often taken for granted by the whole team.
take it for granted that + clause
it 为形式宾语，that 从句为真正宾语。
He took it for granted that he would get the job.
他想当然地认为自己会得到这份工作。
take sb/sth for granted
Don't take your parents' support for granted.
不要把你父母的支持视为理所当然。
be taken for granted
Her hard work was often taken for granted.
她的辛勤工作常常被当作理所当然。
Common mistakes
Many people take for granted.Many people take it for granted.
短语'take for granted'需要接宾语，如'it'或具体名词，不能单独使用。中文中'认为理所当然'常省略宾语，但英语中必须明确。
I take it as granted that he will help.I take it for granted that he will help.
'take for granted'是固定搭配，介词用'for'而非'as'。受中文'作为'影响，易误用'as'。
Connections
Confusing words
- take for
- 误以为，把…当作 · take for granted 表示认为某事理所当然；take for 则表示错误地认为某人是某种人。
- take lightly
- 轻视，不重视 · take for granted 强调因习以为常而不珍惜；take lightly 则指不够认真对待。
Word family
- takes for granted
- third person singular
- took for granted
- past
- taken for granted
- past participle
- taking for granted
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于被动语态，后接宾语
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.