1 be+called+名詞 是被動語態(tài)結構,意為“被稱作,被叫做”。
He is called Tom. 他叫湯姆。
The animal is called an elephant. 這種動物叫大象。
2 call+賓語+名詞(補足語) 表示“把某人或某物叫做……”。
People call him Jack . 人們叫他杰克。
We call him Jim for short. 我們簡稱他吉姆。
3 名詞+called+名字/名稱 表示“(名)叫……的人或物”。這里的called 是過去分詞,作后置定語,相當于一個定語從句。
I know a man called James . 我認識一個名叫詹姆士的人 。
I know a man who is called James.
I know a man whose name is James.
Have you read the novel called Gone With The Wind ? 你讀過名叫《飄》的這部小說嗎?(=which is called)
That is a place called Liverpool . 那是一個叫做利物浦的地方。(=which is called)