[高中] 問個英文句子

[initialdream (go go go)]

1.  Both (Mrs. and Miss) were derived from Mistress, a word that,

    before it put on its feather boa and fishnet stockings, was the title

    for any woman with authority over a household.

** before it put on its feather boa and fishnet stockings該如何解釋呢?

  因為這裡應該不是原本的意思 “羽毛圍巾” “漁網襪子”吧?

2.  Parents should pay close attention when their children are started on

    medicines since “first-time medication exposures may reveal an allergic

    reaction.

** 為什麼要用被動的are started，而不用主動的start?


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→ dunchee:1. 那是用來指mistress的"現代"用法 :
→ dunchee: http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/mistress
→ dunchee:-> 1 ... (因為一般的刻板印象是這類女人會穿得花枝招展)
→ dunchee:(注意 6 ..... )
→ dunchee:2. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/started
→ dunchee:有類似用法(不只一處)，你自己找適合的解釋/用法
→ initialdream:thanks for your help ~~ :)