How do you use "Impersonal Passive" in a sentence?

It is believed that he has left the country. It is said that she's a genius. It has been reported that stocks are falling. It was thought that the plan would fail.

Impersonal Passive

Q: What does "Impersonal Passive" mean?

Passive structures with impersonal 'it' for reporting Impersonal passive uses 'it' as subject to report information objectively: 'It is said that...', 'It is believed that...', 'It has been reported that...'. Very common in news and academic writing to distance the writer from claims.

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意味: Passive structures with impersonal 'it' for reporting

用非人称it进行报道的被动结构

Estructuras pasivas con 'it' impersonal para reportar

報告のための非人称「it」を使った受動態構造

보도를 위한 비인칭 'it'을 사용한 수동태 구조

Impersonal passive uses 'it' as subject to report information objectively: 'It is said that...', 'It is believed that...', 'It has been reported that...'. Very common in news and academic writing to distance the writer from claims.

非人称被动使用'it'作为主语来客观报道信息：'It is said that...'（据说...）、'It is believed that...'（据信...）、'It has been reported that...'（据报道...）在新闻和学术写作中很常见，用于使作者与声明保持距离。

La pasiva impersonal usa 'it' como sujeto para reportar información objetivamente: 'It is said that...', 'It is believed that...', 'It has been reported that...'. Muy común en noticias y escritura académica para distanciar al escritor de las afirmaciones.

非人称受動態は「it」を主語として客観的に情報を報告します：「It is said that...」「It is believed that...」「It has been reported that...」ニュースや学術論文で、書き手を主張から距離を置かせるのによく使われます。

비인칭 수동태는 'it'을 주어로 사용하여 정보를 객관적으로 보도합니다: 'It is said that...', 'It is believed that...', 'It has been reported that...'. 뉴스와 학술 글쓰기에서 필자가 주장과 거리를 두기 위해 매우 흔하게 사용됩니다.

例文

It is believed that he has left the country.
据信他已离开该国。
Se cree que ha dejado el país.
彼は国を離れたと考えられています。
그가 출국한 것으로 여겨집니다.
It is said that she's a genius.
据说她是个天才。
Se dice que ella es un genio.
彼女は天才だと言われています。
그녀는 천재라고 합니다.
It has been reported that stocks are falling.
据报道股票正在下跌。
Se ha informado que las acciones están cayendo.
株価が下落していると報告されています。
주가가 하락하고 있다고 보도되었습니다.
It was thought that the plan would fail.
人们曾认为该计划会失败。
Se pensaba que el plan fracasaría.
その計画は失敗すると思われていました。
그 계획은 실패할 것으로 생각되었습니다.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: written, news, academic

トーン: objective

✓ 正しい言い方

It is thought that the economy will recover.
人们认为经济将会复苏。
Se piensa que la economía se recuperará.
経済は回復すると考えられています。
경제가 회복될 것으로 생각됩니다.
It is claimed that the product is safe.
据称该产品是安全的。
Se afirma que el producto es seguro.
その製品は安全だと主張されています。
그 제품이 안전하다고 주장됩니다.
It has been suggested that changes are needed.
有人建议需要进行变革。
Se ha sugerido que se necesitan cambios.
変更が必要だと提案されています。
변화가 필요하다는 제안이 있었습니다.
It was announced that the event was cancelled.
宣布活动已取消。
Se anunció que el evento fue cancelado.
イベントがキャンセルされたと発表されました。
행사가 취소되었다고 발표되었습니다.
It is believed that...
据信……
Se cree que...
…と信じられています。
~라고 알려져 있다...
It is said that...
据说……
Se dice que...
…と言われています。
~라고 전해진다...

✗ 間違った言い方

It believes that... (use 'is believed')
It believes that...（应用'is believed'）
It believes that...（se usa 'is believed'）
It believes that...（「is believed」を使う）
It believes that...（'is believed'를 사용）
Is said that... (need 'It')
Is said that...（需要'It'）
Is said that...（falta 'It'）
Is said that...（「It」が必要）
Is said that...（'It'이 필요）

起源と歴史

Impersonal reporting structure

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

このトピックの他の表現

Causative Passive (have/get something done) ★★★★☆ Describing actions you arrange for others to do need / want + -ing ★★★★☆ Passive meaning without passive form Passive with Reporting Verbs ★★★★☆ It is said/believed/thought structures get + Past Participle ★★★★☆ Informal passive and change-of-state have/get + Object + Past Participle ★★★★☆ Causative for arranged services or experiences Personal Passive ★★★☆☆ Person as subject with verbs of saying/thinking