
be made of和be made from 都是“用……制成”的意思,介词of和from都可以表示一件制成的东西所用的原料,但两者在用法上是有区别的。
be made of 表示制成成品后,仍可看出原材料是什么,保留原材料的质地形状,制作过程仅发生了物理变化。be made from 表示制成的东西完全失去了原材料的外形或特征,或原材料在制作过程中发生了化学变化,在成品中已无法辨认。试比较:
① The desks and chairs are made of wood. 这些课桌椅是木材制成的。
②The ink bottles are made of glass. 墨水瓶是玻璃制成的。
③ Salt is made from sea water. 盐是用海水制成的。
④ This kind of wine is made from wheat. 这种酒是用小麦制成的。
⑤ Books are made of paper and paper is made from wood. 书是纸制成的,而纸是用木材制成的。
2)be made into意思是“被制成……”,是被动形式,也可用主动 make…into…“把……制成……”。例如:
① Glass can be made into many kinds of things. 玻璃可制成许多种东西。
=We can make glass into many kinds of things.
我们可以把玻璃制成各种东西。
②Wood can be made into paper. 木材可制成纸。
=paper can be made from wood. 纸可以用木材制造。
=We can make wood into paper. 我们可以把木材制成纸。
3)be made in意思是“在……制作的”,in表示制造的地方。
①This kind of car is made in Shanghai. 这种汽车是在上海制造的。
②Watches made in Shanghai last long. 上海造的表经久耐用。
4)还有一个词组 be made up of,意思是“由……组成”。例如:
①The team is made up of three doctors and six nurses.
这个队是由三名医生和六名护士组成的。
