核心问题
(1) Dr Manette, having been kept a prisoner in the Bastille, Paris's most important prison, for many years, had recently been set free, and this news had reached Miss Manette in England.
(2) The letter had been written by Dr Manette and had been hidden behind a stone in the little room where he was kept a prisoner.
上面两句中的 a prisoner 是什么成分?
词典解答
在 having been kept a prisoner 这一结构中,一下子很难看出 a prisoner 到底是什么成分。但是,如果我们举出主动句的例子,便会一目了然。
在 keep + 宾语 + 宾语补足语中, 宾语补足语可以是形容词、副词、分词或介词短语。除此之外, 也可以是名词:
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This kept her a student. 这使得她一直在学校学习。
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They kept him a prisoner. 他们一直在囚禁他。
当这样的句子变成被动句时,这个宾语补足语就变成主语补足语(表语)了:
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She was kept a student. 她继续在学校学习。
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He was kept a prisoner. 他一直被囚禁。
不难明白,你所提问的上面两个句子里的 a prisoner 应分析为主语补足语(表语)。