1.beloved作“深受…爱戴的”“为…钟爱的”解时,多用作表语,有时也可作定语。beloved后常接by或of,读作［bɪ'lʌvd］。
2.beloved作“亲爱的,敬爱的”解时用作定语,读作［bɪ'lʌvɪd］。

用作定语
▲～+n.
She is Tom's beloved wife.她是汤姆的爱妻。
He is our beloved leader.他是我们敬爱的领袖。
▲n.+～
She is a girl greatly beloved by her parents.她是一个受父母宠爱的女孩。
用作表语
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
This house was beloved by my mother.我母亲喜欢这幢房子。
The old man was beloved by everyone who knew him.那老人受到所有认识他的人的喜爱。
Mary is beloved of John.约翰热爱着玛丽。
She was beloved of all.她受到大家的爱戴。

beloved还可用作名词,意思是“心爱的人,亲爱的人”,通常读作［bɪ'lʌvɪd］。