Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas"white-collarworkers'forthesimplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotowork.坐办公室的之所以常常被称作“白领工人”,就是因为他们通常是穿着硬

Question

People who work in offices are frequently referred to as "white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.坐办公室的之所以常常被称作“白领工人”,就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫,系着领带去上班.
语法书上解释是 to refer to...as.把.称作.
而句子中是are frequently referred to as ,为什么to后面直接跟了as,to后的宾语就不要了吗?

Answer 1

这个叫做被动语态
People who work in offices是宾语,这个句子实际上是it refer to people who work in offices as .
因为变成被动语态 宾语提前
呵呵楼主不要困惑了 这就是语法哈 不能改变的,人家外国人就是这么说话的.