A ditransitive verb is a verb that takes two objects: an indirect object (usually the person who receives) and a direct object (the thing given, shown, or told). Give in Give me the book is the classroom example: me is the indirect object, the book is the direct object.

A ditransitive verb is a verb that takes two objectsDitransitive verb是會帶兩個受詞的動詞：an indirect object (usually the person who receives)一個是間接受詞（通常是收到東西的人），and a direct object (the thing given, shown, or told)一個是直接受詞（被給、被展示、被說的那個東西）。Give in Give me the book is the classroom exampleGive me the book裡的Give就是課堂上的例子：me is the indirect object, the book is the direct objectme是間接受詞，the book是直接受詞。

Other common ones are send, show, tell, offer, and buy in buy her a gift. You can often say the same idea another way with to or for: give the book to me.

Other common ones are send, show, tell, offer其他常見的動詞還有send、show、tell、offer，and buy in buy her a gift還有buy her a gift裡的buy。You can often say the same idea another way with to or for你常常可以用to或for換一種說法：give the book to me像give the book to me。

This is a grammar-class word, not a word you need in the street; ordinary English just says the verb takes two objects. Though actually, not every verb that can be followed by to is ditransitive in this tight sense — explain to someone is a different pattern. Di- here means two.

This is a grammar-class word, not a word you need in the street這是文法課用語，不是你在街頭需要的字；ordinary English just says the verb takes two objects一般英語就只是說這個動詞帶兩個受詞。Though actually不過其實，not every verb that can be followed by to is ditransitive in this tight sense不是每個後面能接to的動詞，在這麼嚴格的意義上都算ditransitive——explain to someone is a different patternexplain to someone就是不同的句型。Di- here means two這裡的Di-意思是「二」。