Question

英语语法上的问题（非谓语动词）

原话 some of the longest speeches ever inflicted on the American public have been the inaugural address of our presidents.这句话中的infilcted在句中做什么成分？ 非谓语动词么？逻辑主语是 speeches? 为什么不用inflicting on ?求详细解答。

Answer 1

inflicted on the American public美国公众遭受的，这是一个inflict的过去分词引起的短语，作speech的后置定语。

全句意思是：美国公众遭受到的有些有史以来最长的演讲一直是我们总统的就职演说

追问

那可以改写成 some of the longest speeches that were ever inflicted on the ....吗？

追答

要改的话是：that the American public were inflicted
或 that inflict on the American public