subject 在这句话里是什么意思？

西贝贝

今天看的新闻，有一句话，Witnesses were interviewed at the scene and the train driver was subjected to a breath test, which returned a negative result.

这个subject 在此做什么意思讲？

谢谢各位英语专家～～

西贝贝

把原文贴出来，有兴趣的朋友可以看一下：

Train jump leaves man with severed arm

A man whose arm was severed when he attempted to board a moving train in Sydney's south will undergo surgery to reattach the limb.

Police said the man was on a platform at Sydenham station when the train was pulling out about 7.30pm (AEDT) on Wednesday.

The doors had shut so he attempted to board the train by jumping between two carriages but fell on to the rail track.

Witnesses immediately notified station staff and the train was stopped, but part of the man's arm had already been severed.

Emergency crews rushed the man to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.

A hospital spokeswoman said late on Wednesday the man was awaiting surgery to have his arm re-attached.

Witnesses were interviewed at the scene and the train driver was subjected to a breath test, which returned a negative result.

Police said they would investigate the incident but did not believe any suspicious circumstances were involved.

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subject
to cause (someone or something) to experience (something, esp. something unpleasant)

西贝贝

多谢，回复的真快

西贝贝

在这篇文章里该是什么意思？

bulaohu

就是was sent to的意思。subject to跟sent to相比，有一层隐含的不容拒绝的意思，但并不强调

西贝贝

谢版主，我就是在想为什么在这里用subject，是不是火车司机有什么嫌疑～

steveking

the train driver was subjected to a breath test, which returned a negative result.
火车司机接受了一次酒精测试，结果曾阴性。

i.e.
On this test track, the standard production cars will be subjected to rough treatment deliberately.
在这个试验车道，标准汽车成品将接受有意的毁坏性测试

黑山老妖

subject to是强制性的。可能警察怀疑他喝酒。

steveking

两位大佬都在哈，我就不班门弄斧咧

bffbffbff

众多老大在， 我也增强了对subject to的理解，

bulaohu

原帖由 西贝贝 于 2008-12-25 19:28 发表
谢版主，我就是在想为什么在这里用subject，是不是火车司机有什么嫌疑～

楼上老妖说得对，subject to是强制性的。但强制性在这里并不强调，如果强调就会用forced to或者escorted to之类的语气。火车司机接受测试在这个case里是正常程序的一部分，目的在于establish a fact。虽然不能拒绝，但并不是说其受到明显的怀疑。

[ 本帖最后由 bulaohu 于 2008-12-25 20:03 编辑 ]

第一名

我的天，啥时候的新闻？

西贝贝

原帖由 叶多妈妈 于 2008-12-25 21:02 发表
我的天，啥时候的新闻？

我今天在yahoo上看的，也就今天或昨天的吧

西贝贝

谢老幺和布版～