英語作為壹種語言文字是由無數個詞匯組成的,但是在實際應用過程中,除了冠詞,應數介詞of使用率最高.英語介詞of因其在句中所處位置及與其它詞之間的關系不同而表示不同的意義. 妳只要記住壹些固定用法,下次就好區分了.
1: 表示剝奪,除去
deprive sb. of his right 剝奪某人的權力(人身自由)
denude sb. of his possession (hope) 掠奪他的財產(希望/土地)
divest the baby of his clothes 脫孩子的衣服
rid him of this fear; rob sb. of his wallet 使他擺脫恐懼;搶他的錢包
defraud sb. of gold ring 詐騙某人的金戒指
cure sb. of cancer; heal sb. of cancer 治愈某人的癌癥疾病
purify the nation clean the jar of crust 清洗罐子的外壁
clarify the river of flowing rubbish 清除河裏的浮遊垃圾
--get rid of, rid of, dispose of 去掉,除去,處理
"OF" 之前的是名詞或人稱代詞,強調主體在前.妳可以好好捉摸壹下.
2: of接直接賓語,以下都是固定用法.不管是口語還是書面語都可以用到.
-告訴-tell sb. of sth.,inform sb. of sth ,warn sb. of fire
告訴某人什麽事,通知某人什麽事,警告某人著火了
remind sb. of his duties, acquaint sb. of sth.,notify of..
提醒某人做某事,通知某人做某事,通報某人什麽事
-其他,勸服-persuade sb. of honesty, assure sb. of the best seats, convince sb. of sth.
勸說某人要誠實,確保某人得到最好的座位,使某人信服什麽事
-法律詞匯-accuse sb. of burglary ; convict sb. of murder; suspect sb. of a theft
控告某人入室行竊;證明某人是兇手;懷疑某人是小偷
-reassure his wife of his safe arrival
反復向他的妻子保證,他會安全抵達.
3: of接間接賓語, 就是把賓語放在OF之前,英語中就這樣寫,但中文翻譯還得再翻譯回來,就是強調重點不壹樣,寫法也不壹樣.
request sth. of sb., expect sth. of sb., require sth. of
sb.-要求某人做某事,期待某人做某事,命令某人做某事
ask a question of sb. ,向某人問什麽;
be fearful of mistakes, be jealous of wealthy persons ,
be reminiscent of his past, be patient of the enormous
noise ,be guilty of robbery, be innocent of robbery 這些都是BE動詞的OF短語,要求記下來.比如,害怕犯錯誤,嫉妒別人的財富,回憶往事,容忍巨大的噪音,犯有搶劫罪,無搶劫罪
4: of表示人物的特性,籍貫,特性或出生等
He is of Irish descend (ascent) 他是愛爾蘭人的後代
People of obscure origin (humble /noble)不好區分人們的出身(卑賤的人/貴族)
Man of keen perception, 泛指男人有敏銳的理解力
a man of moral integrity,特指壹個男人的道德水平高
5: 固定詞組
-say of, tale of, hear of, think of, learn of, savor of
The room smells of stale cabbage.這個房間到處彌漫著爛卷心菜的臭味.
-brag of his achievements.自誇他自己的成就
Boast of his children.炫耀自己的孩子
beware of pickpockets ,approve of the program
小心扒手, 滿意這個節目
doubt of success, complain of poor management
懷疑某人的成功, 因管理不善而投訴
-be sure of ,be suspicious of, be aware of
確信某事, 懷疑某事,意識到某事
be confident of ,be proud of ,be ashamed of
有信心作某事,自豪作某事,感到慚愧
be afraid of, be capable of, be lack of
害怕做某事, 能夠做某事,缺少什麽
be critical of, be shortly of, be conscious of
不滿什麽,缺乏什麽,知道什麽
be ignorant of, be wary of, be cautious of
不知道什麽, 提防什麽,謹慎什麽
be appreciative of your advice 感激某人的建議
-regardless of , irrespective of ,不管….無視
in favor of 有利於
decide on three most popular leisure activities
irrespective of age. 不考慮實際年齡,還是決定去參與三項最流行的休閑活動.(例如老年人都已經80歲了,還是決定參加攀巖,跳傘,潛水這些年輕人最流行的休閑方式.)