determine(d)

1.determine后面接不定式比接on或upon和动名词普通，如He has determined to propose a new method比He has determined (up)on proposing a new method普通。

2.比较下面三句：

• He determined to propose a new method.
• He had determined to propose a new method.
• He was determined to propose a new method.

determined是“（当时）决定”，had determined是“（当时）已经决定”，was determined是“（当时因为已经决定而）有决心”。determined是不及物动词determine的过去分词用作形容词。determined和had determined都是一时的，所以不可说For a long time he determined（或had determined）to propose a new method。was determined不一定是一时的，所以可说For a long time he was determined to propose a new method。一个人一经determine，便继续be determined。

3.determine和be determined后面都可以接以that引导的从句，那从句里用shall，should或虚拟现在式。例如：

• He has（或is）determined that his son shall（或should）have a good education.
• He has（或is）determined that his son have（不用has）a good education.
• He (was) determined that his son should have a good education.
• He (was) determined that his son have（不用had）a good education.

4.determine a date是“决定一个日期”，不及fix a date通俗。