Question

學測戰士

答案是：A，請問BCD為什麼不可以選？
求解～謝謝

Buddhists about 40 percent of the population in
this country.
(A) compose
(B) are made up of
(C) are comprised of
(D) consist of

Answer 1

博博

這題應該是要考「組成」和「包含/由......組成」的差別吧🤔

A compose B 就是「A(部分)組成B(整體)」的意思，常見的動詞有：
compose
constitute
make up

A consist of B 就是「A(整體)包含B(部分)」或「A(整體)由B(部分)組成」的意思，常見的動詞有：
contain
include
consist of
be composed of
be made up of
comprise/be comprised of (這兩個意思是一樣ㄉ)

這題因為是佛教徒「組成」這個國家的40%人口，所以是選A