2 be important for与be important to

UNESCO believes education is important for everyone.

请问这句中的 be important for 可以改为 be important to 吗?

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最佳答案 2022-01-11 07:57

看似简单的问题最令第二外语的我们感到困扰。这个问题几十年前Wood博士曾经解释过,供你参考:

这里的to或是for区别在于to强调主观,for强调客观,角度不同。比如 It was a useful lesson to him.表示“他”认为有用。而 It was a useful lesson for him.则表示说这话的人觉得对“他”有用,“他”是否意识到有没有用不管。

在朗文高阶第五版的important词条下:

When you mean that you care or think about something a lot, say that it is important to you, not that it is 'important for' you. 这个解释跟Wood博士上面的说法很吻合。只是会使读者误解,以为important后面不能接for sb,其实是可以的。

回到你问的这个句子:

UNESCO believes education is important for everyone.

没有上下文,不然可以理解得更清楚。结合上面的说法,我觉得用for要好。再比如:

Safety is important to everyone.

这里用to是表示everyone都知道或应该知道安全很重要,并不需要以说话人的角度来说安全对于每个人的重要性。

差异很小,要仔细体会!

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刘永科   - 教育出版集团英语总顾问 & 英语系列图书主编
擅长:语法理论,语言学,文化背景

我认为,原句用 to 要好于 forUNESCO believes education is important to everyone.

be important for sth.

be important to sb.

for 重在目的to 重在对象。平时见到的 be important for sb. to do sth. 这是不定式复合结构,与问题句不是一回事。


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好题  
擅长:英语

就你提供的这个句子而言,用for更准确。important to 往往指普遍性,人人皆知的真理。如:

Air is important to us. Early childhood education is important to social and intellectual development. (外媒例句)

be important for sb 强调特殊性,为什么重要。如:我们可以说Air is important to us. 但对新冠病人而言,要用forOxygen is important for Covid patients. 氧气对新冠病人尤为重要。又例:To live a flawless life, education is very important for every individual. (外媒例句)。 

另外,有一篇外媒文章中,题目是Why is Health Screening Important for Everyone? 文中却又用了to,如:Health screening is important to everyone as it can detect disease early in people who do not show any signs and/or symptoms of illness or disease.  请体会作者的用意。用for有强调意味,to 表示常识性,普遍性。

你提供的这个句子表示UNESCO阐述的观点,显然有强调作用,目的不是仅仅叙述一个人人皆知的事实,(人人皆知的道理也没必要让UNESCO来强调了,岂不多此一举),所以从逻辑上这里应该用for.

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黎反修   - 英语翻译 (已退休)
擅长:数词用法,存在句,英语考试

important for后面通常接 sth或者sb. / sth to do,一般不接不带动词不定式的 sbbe important to 后面可以接 sb.或者 sth. 或者动词原形。例如:.

Diet and exercise are important for health. 饮食和锻炼对健康很重要。(摘自《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》p.1059

It’s important for children to learn to get on with each other. 孩子们必须学会彼此友好相处。(摘自《剑桥高阶英汉双解词典》p.1110

It’s important for you to understand this. 理解这一点对你很重要。(摘自《牛津英语搭配词典》第2版英汉双解版p.877

It is important for him to attend every day. 他每天都要出席,这很重要。(摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第9p.1095

It is important for you to learn a foreign language. = It is important that you (should) learn a foreign language. 对你来说学习外语是很重要的。(在美国英语中通常省略 should)(摘自《英汉多功能词典》新编双解版)

Doing her job well is important to her. 把自己的工作做好对她而言很重要。(摘自《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》p.1059

I think his career is more important to him than I am. 我觉得对他而言,我不如他的事业重要。(摘自《剑桥高阶英汉双解词典》p.1110

Spending time with my children is important to me. 对我而言,和孩子们共度时光很重要。(摘自《牛津英语搭配词典》第2版英汉双解版p.877

The work of the intelligence services was crucially important to victory in the war. 情报部门的工作对于战争中能否赢得胜利至关重要。(同上)

It is important to follow the manufacturer’s instructions. 遵照厂家的说明很重要。(摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第9p.1095

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陈才   - 英语教师
擅长:中考英语,词法问题

1be important to sb 表示对某人很重要,强调对某人很重要的事物/事件。

It is very important to me that you should be there.你应该到场,这对我很重要。

Money is very important to us. 金钱对我们很重要

2be important for sb 强调做某件事对某人的重要性,或者说强调某人做某事的很重要。

It is important for him to attend every day.他每天都要出席,这很重要。

It is very important for us to learn English well.学好英语对我们来说很重要。

UNESCO believes education is important to everyone.

参考译文:联合国教科文组织认为教育对每个人都很重要。

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