The higher salaries paid overseas中过去分词 paid作定语，动作施

问题描述

The higher salaries paid overseas have caused a haemorrhage of talent from this country .海外的高薪导致该国的人才流失。

我觉得句中The higher salaries paid overseas中，overseas前似乎应该有by，即：

The higher salaries paid by overseas

请专家指教，谢谢！

老师答疑

曾老师：

paid overseas是分词短语作后置定语修饰salaries，overseas是该分词短语中的地点状语。

overseas “向海外；在海外；在国外”是副词，意义同abroad，可直接作状语。如：

My brother lives overseas.《现代英汉词典》

Her man has been sent overseas by his employers. 她的丈夫已被雇主派往海外。《简明英汉词典》

He spent quite a lot of time working overseas. 他在海外工作了很长时间。《新牛津英汉双解大词典》

▲overseas还可作形容词表“向海外的；在海外的；在国外的”。如：

A lot hinges on how we are viewed by overseas investors.  很多事都取决于海外投资者对我们的看法。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》