sb was said to have done 是不是正确？

He was said to have possessed the gift of prophecy. 这句话是不是正确？

是不是等于 “People said that he had possessed the gift of prophecy.” ？

假如正确，是不是可按同理推出以下？

'He was said to possess the gift of prophecy.' = 'People said that he possessed the gift of prophecy.' ?

望老师解答，谢谢！

网友推理出来的这两个也对：

He was said to possess the gift of prophecy. 

= People said that he possessed the gift of prophecy.

因为是 possess 是静态动词，在时间上可以跟 said 同时存在，所以可以不需要完成体。

假如换成事件动词，则用过去完成时：

He was said to have served at court for years. 

=People said that he had served at court for years. 

据了解他曾在宫廷中任职多年。

在句意上，以下三句可以划等号。

He was said to have possessed the gift of prophecy. 

= People said that he had possessed the gift of prophecy.

= It was said that he had possessed the gift of prophecy.

外加两句，意思也基本相等，只不过多了一些比较的意思：

As people said, he had possessed the gift of prophecy.

As was said, he had possessed the gift of prophecy.