man-eating may have started because people were eager o become as strong and brave as their anemies

来源:百度知道 编辑:UC知道 时间:2024/06/01 13:29:59
1.may have started是情态动词跟现在完成时,表委婉?
2.to become as strong and brave as their enemies是不定式短语当系动词were的状语?

这里的may应该是用来表示猜测的意思,就是可能、也许这样的,或者用大概来翻译,这样感觉好些。
be eager to 是一个词组的,就是热切想做,渴望要做
because引导的原因状语从句中,become as strong and brave as their enemies算是主语people的补足语吧,这里相当于I want to do sth的结构