PP-130 的题外话

130. Intricate choreographer emphasized the beauty and virtuosity of the nineteenth-century prima ballerina, while the male dancer functioned only as her partner until the twentieth century.

答案：A. à choreography

解析及考点：词义误用。这里是指艺术，而不是舞蹈者。

参考译文：19世纪的复杂的舞蹈表演强调芭蕾舞首席女明星的美和精湛技巧，而在二十世纪以前男芭蕾舞演员不过是女明星的陪衬。

这个我同意.  

我的问题在:  function  作为动词.  应该是主动的, 好像.  

以下摘自longman

function as something phrasal verb

if something functions as a particular thing, it does what that type of thing normally does, or is used as that thing
A library is functioning as a temporary hospital to cope with casualties.

此处是主动的呀！