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prep- ①[表所属、所有]…的;属于…的
- the wife of the mayor市长的太太(★通常用the mayor's wife这种说法)
- the leg of a chair椅子的脚(★指无生物时,除时间、单位、地名等,或惯用语外,不可用the chair's leg的说法)
- ②[表部分、分量、程度、包括、选择]…的(一部分);…之中的,在…中
- the City of London伦敦的商业区(参照the city of Rome罗马市→⑤)
- a collection of essays一部论文集
- a cup of tea一杯茶
- a pair of trousers一条裤子
- two pounds of beef两磅牛肉
- a piece of furniture一件家具
- a friend of mine我的一位朋友(参照one of my friends我的朋友之一)
- a friend of my father's我父亲的一位朋友
- Some of her jewelry was stolen.她的珠宝有一些被偷走了。
- five of us我们当中的五个(参照⑤)
- the elder of the two二人中较年长者
- Locusts are the most harmful of all insects.蝗虫是所有昆虫中最有害。
- ③[表材料]…做的,…制的,由…造成的
- made of stone [wood]石[木]制的
- a house (built) of brick砖造的房屋
- make a fool of a person愚弄某人
- make a lawyer of one's son使儿子成为律师
- ④[表关系]关于…的,说到
- She's twenty years of age.她二十岁。
- He is slow of speech.他说话缓慢。
- I know of him.我(间接)知道有关他的事(★直接知道为I know him.)。
- ⑤[表同格关系]…的
- the city of Taipei台北市
- the fact of my having met him我遇到过他这个事实
- the three of us我们三人(★此种情形亦有省略the的;参照②)
- That idiot of a salesman finally left.那个白痴推销员终于走了。
- There are about three hundred of us.我们大约有三百人。
- ⑥[表距离、位置、分离、除去、剥夺]离…;由…
- within ten miles [hours] of Taipei离台北十英里[小时]以内
- ten miles (to the) north of Taipei台北之北十英里
- in the north of Taipei在台北北部(台北市内)
- He was robbed of his money.他被抢走钱。
- be cured of a disease病愈
- free of charge免费
- independent of ...由…独立
- ⑦[表起源、原因、理由]…的;因…;向…
- I'm tired of working.我厌倦工作。
- She died of lung cancer.她死于肺癌。
- The handkerchief smelled of lavender.那条手帕有薰衣草的气味。
- smack of ...有…的气味
- ask a thing of a person向某人要求某物
- a person of good family出身于良好家庭的人,家世良好的人
- ⑧[of+名词构成形容词词组]…的,有…的
- a girl of sixteen (years)十六岁的女孩
- a man of ability有能力的人
- We are (of) the same age.=We are of an age.我们同年。
- a boy (of) his age跟他同年龄的男孩
- an angel of a child天使般的孩子
- ⑨[表作者、行为者]…的
- the novels of Hardy哈代的小说
- the love of God上帝的爱(★可改写为God's love)
- be beloved of ...【文】被…喜爱
- It was kind of you to help her.你帮助她真是心地好。
- ⑩[表受格关系]…的;对于…的1[与动作名词或动名词同用]2[与形容词同用]
- the discovery of X-raysX光的发现
- the love of nature对自然的爱
- in search of happiness寻求幸福
- I am fond of classical music.我爱好古典音乐。
- She had a look expressive of happiness.她有一种表现幸福的面容。
- ⑪[构成表时间的副词词组,往往表示习惯的行为]【罕】
- of late最近
- of old往昔
- She calls on me of a Sunday.她常在礼拜天来访问我。
- He left his house of a Sunday morning and never came back.他在某一个星期日的早晨离开家一去不回。
- ⑫[表时间]【美】差(…分)(=to)
- It is five minutes of nine.九点差五分。
- at five (minutes) of six六点差五分
用法(1)注意下列形式与意义的差别: a portrait of my mother's (我母亲所持有的一幅画像) a portrait of my mother (我母亲的画像) (2)作「…的,有…」的释义时,用法中形容词词组,表年龄、形状、色彩、职业等的时候,现在往往可以把of省略,这种没有of的形容词词组当作补语的情形特别多,又可置于名词之后作为限定用: What color is it? (它是什么颜色?) The earth is (of) the shape of an orange. (地球是橘子形的) What profession are you going to be? (你将来要从事什么职业?) I'd like to stay at a hotel (of) such a size. (我喜欢住在这样大小的旅馆。) 短语- of all men [people]
- He of all men should volunteer.在所有的人当中他最应该自告奋勇。
- They came to me, of all people, for help.在许多人当中,他们偏偏来向我求助;他们什么人不去求助,偏偏找上我。
- of all others
- of all things
- ① 在所有的事情当中(一般用more than anything等)
- ② 在许多事情当中(偏偏)
- Of all things, how could you have forgotten your passport?在所有的东西中,你怎么会偏偏忘了你的护照?
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