一、意思不同
1、amazed:大为惊奇。
例句:
They were amazed that I was talking in an Irish accent.
我说话带爱尔兰口音让他们感到很惊奇。
2、amazing:令人大为惊奇的。
例句:
It's amazing what we can remember with a little prompting.
稍加提醒我们就能想起很多东西,真是让人惊奇。
二、用法不同
1、amazed:amaze的基本意思是“使大为吃惊”,指作出某些事情或某些事情本身让人感到十分奇怪或让人难以相信。
2、amazing:amazing在句中可用作定语,也可用作表语。用作表语时,其后还可接介词短语、动词不定式或that及疑问词引起的从句。
三、侧重点不同
1、amazed:感到惊讶的,指人,动词amaze的现在分词。
2、amazing:令人惊讶的,指物动词amaze的过去式和过去分词。
He amazed me by his audacity.他的无理让我惊骇。
I was amazed to find her there.发现她在那,我感到很吃惊。
We were amazed at the change in his appearance.他的样子变得使我们大为惊讶。
I find it amazing that they're still together.
他们还在一起,这使我大吃一惊。
It's amazing what some people will do for gain.
有的人为一己之利而干出的事令人惊讶。
It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall.
令人吃惊的是他们就没有一个人看出大难临头的预兆。
It's amazing how quickly people adapt.
人适应环境的速度之快真是惊人。